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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
The Useful GIranr.

"Useful? said the old circus man.
"Why, in many ways, tho giraffe is
the most useful OF all animals in cir
Gus. The elephant is good; you can
have him push or pull heavy loads, or
you can hook him up to n go-cart, and
have HIM haul child around the ring
in it. This always pleased the people
very much, TO see the elephant haul
little go.cart around when it would be
just as easy for it to haul house. But
that never began to please them so
much, for instance, as it did to see the
giraffe light the lamps.
1--WE had a giraffe that was fully
eighteen feet high. Humph The
tallest giraffe l ever saw. We always
used to have him light the lamps
around the centre pole before the even
ing show. These lamps we're on o
square frame around the pole, held up
by rope running over pulley. The
ordinary way of lighting them WAS to
lower the frame down to the ground
and light the lamps and then h list her
mp. But we always used to have the
giraffe light 'em. Just before the show
was going to begin, tent full of people,
and everybody wondering why it was
go kind O. dark, in would come the
giraffe's keeper carrying q lighted
torch, and after him the giraffe. They'd
walk out into the centre of the ring
and walk around the centre pole and
halt, and then the giraffe would bow
around to the audience. 1t was funny
enough 10 see him bow; but when he'd
got through bowing he'd bend his
head down and take the torch in his
teeth and then raise his head up and
walk around and reach up and light
the lamps on the frame. When he'd
got 'em all lit he'd give the torch back
to the keeper, aad bow all around
again, and then walk off, the keeper
following him with the lighted torch.
''FunP Why! 1t used to tickle
the people most half to death. New
York Sun,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
A Calculating Cat.

1t takes smart cat to catch English
sparrows, as any observant person
can testify who knows anything about
these active and enterprising little
birds, but an Ellicott City cat can do
the trick successfully almost any day
she wants good meal for herself or
family. The feat is accomplished
by the aid of the most wonderful
feline shrewdness in this way;
From distance of twenty or thirty
yards away the cat spies a sparrow or
or two that she wants TO eat when they
light on railing of the Tiber bridge
at the station yard. She can approach
them without being observed by get
ting in close to the wall that borders
the pavement. This she does. She
cannot be seen by the sparrows even
as she turns on to the bridge, for the
railing is broad at the top, and she
keeps under it and cannot even herself
see her victims, but she does some
good guessing or intelligent calculat-
ing and stops directly beneath them
every time; then she pauses to make
spring to the top of the rail, cover
ing with her two paws the place where
she has reckoned the bird is. She
seldom misses her prey. Three times
out of four, in fact, she catches the
bird. d.-Baltimore Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
The Dismal Swami.

The Dismal Swamp is by no means
30 dismal rs it has been painted, and
according to the description of Iato
geographers, possesses features which
ought to make it an attractive water
ing place and sanitarium. II is not,
as most people imagine, vast bog
sunk low in the ground, into which
the drainage OF the surrounding coun-
try fows. On the contrary, according
to accurate surveys, it is above the
level ground, some fifteen or twenty
feet, and, instead of being the recep-
tacle, is, in its immense sponge-like
bulk, gathering the waters that de-
scend upon it, the source of rivers,
five of which take their origin within
1t and flow. onward to the sea, The
swamp is entirely of green timber
there is no decaying wood, the two
principal woods that grow there being
the juniper and the cypress, which
never rot. They fall on the ground
like other trees, but instead Of de.
composing, they turn into peat, and
in that form remain Interchangeable
and indissoluble. There is nothing in
the swamp to create miasma no rising
OF the tides and decomI osition of rank
vegetables; no marshes exposed to the
burning rays of the SUI. All g fresh
and sweet, and the air is laden with
balmy odors. The water is tinged with
juniper 10 q faint wine hue, and is
thought to possess valuable sanitary
qualities. 1t is often used by vessels
rsnf,,rr 11,,r. e
its healthful properties, and also be.
cause il keeps fresh and clear for
years. Those who live near il are not
slow to declare that it is the healthiest
place on the continent, and are, per-
haps, not without reason for the faith
which is in them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Paint can be removed from glass by
rubbing it with hot strong vinegar.
A handful of carpet tacks will clean
fruit jars or bottles readily. Half fill
the jars with hot soapsuds, put in the
tacks, cover, give vigorous shaking,
and rinse we'll.
In boiling for soup stock, the meat
should be put into cold water, cover
ing the kettle tightly, and letting the
stock simmer gently until the meat
falls from the bones.
In stewing meats, the water should
be boiling when the meat is put into
it. The intense heat causes the pores
to close Immediately, and thus keeps
the juice in the meat.
1t is said that elder.hower water is
an excellent and simple wash for the
skin; it may be made by placing the
blossoms only in an enameled saucepan
and covering with cold water.
Goatskin rugs can be cleaned by
rubbing with softIrag wet in naphtha.
No gas should be lit in the room when
it is being done, aud the rug should
be hung in the air afterward till the
odor disappears.
Don't fail to burn all the old leaves
that are dropped from the plants; be.
sides their unsightly appearance when
allowed to collect in and about tho
pots, they will harbor insects that will
probably injure the plants.
The following treatment is recon-
unnn1a1 for nnnNalo,fo.
stone and roll it in cloth; then wet
one side of it, pour over it a teaspoon
ful of essence of peppermint, lay the
face on it, and wrap the head in fan
mel.
One who has tried it says that to re-
move q refractory screw from wood,
heat a piece of iron red hot and hold
it on the top of the screw for a minute
or two, then the screwdriver will easily
take out the screw, if used while the
screw is warm,
An excellent substitute for potatoes
at dinner is rice cooked in milk and
we'll salted, put into dish and Drowned
in the oven. Make hot lemon sauce
and pour it over the rice when it is
taken from the oven and just before
the dish IS sent to the table.
A silver polish can be made by mix.
ing few drops of ammonia with whit.
ing, aud aiding enough water to the
whole to make it the consistency of
cream. 1t can be bottled, and, if coFked
tightly, will keep as long as desired.
1t cleans silver without hard rubbing.
Make the contents of the school
lunch boxes as dainty and attractive
as possible. Roll each article sep.
arately III oiled paper, AMI strive to
have something a little different each
day. Remember that little surprise
will often tempt the wandering appe-
tite.
When a fire has to be kept up all
night in the room OF an invalid an old
loose glove should be kept handy with
a long wooden stick. With the glove
on, q piece OF coal can be picked up
with the fingers and put on the fire
without making u sound, while when
the fire requires poking this can be
done with the stick with for less noise
than with an ordinary poker.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
Ycrmont,s Flrst Manic snrnr.

According to the Confectioner's
Journal, the first maple sugar made in
Vermont was at Bennington in March,
1863, in the log cabin of the first set.
tier, Captain Samuel Robinson. The
sap-probably from trees on the hill
side IN bennington Centre-was
caught in short sections of logs, hol-
lowed out to hold o gallon or more.
The season was favorable for free
run of sap, the nights being frosty and
the dsys still and sunny. Evaporation
was performed in small iron kettles,
bought in Albany few weeks pro-
viously. A liquor cnsk of good syrup
was obtained, but only small guam
tity OF sugar was made thirty or forty
pounds. The precise method of tap
ping the trees is not known. Public
records of the time make no mention
OF sugar making, and the only infor-
nation on the subject is in tho diary
of Hiram Harwood, the first white
child born in Bennington. 1t began
in 1910, covering twenty-six years, and
was continuance OF his fathers diary
begun in 1906, and giving minute
record of everyday life and many facts
relating to the early history of Ben
nington. The particulars of the first
sugar making were obtained from
Mrs. Mercy Robinson in 1894.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
A Gigantic HarD.

The most gigantic harp ever con.
structed, ms far as the record goes, was
that made by Veritan, the Provost of
Burkli, near Basel, Switzerland, in
1857, says the st. Louis Republic.
That was a lorg while ago, but the
fame of NJ. Veritan's gigantic harp
was such that it is still occasionally
mentioned by writer's on the rare and
and the wonderful, just as the sea
serpent, bloody rain, live mastodons,
etc., are. NJ. Veritan's colossal
musical instrument was 800 feet in
length, and, on that account, was con.
structed in an open lot instead of in
harp factory. 1t was most simple in
construction, consisting of fifteen
wires strung tightly between two poles.
These wires were of different sizes,
the largest being one-sixth of an inch
in diameter and the smallest one
twelfth of an inch. They were
north and south and inclined in such
a manner as TO form an angle of from
twenty to thirty degrees with the hori-
zon. This queer instrument was not
intended as an exaggerated toy, but
was constructed for the express pur.
pose of foretelling changes in the
weather, which were calculated by
Professor Veritan according to the
different tones the instrument made
when the wind was blowing through it.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
TeIegraphr without Wires.

The Postoffice Department of Great
Britain is experimenting on a new sys.
tenn OF telegraphy which is embodied
in the following idea: "The system
depends not on electromagnetic but
electro static effects; that is to say, on
electric waves of n much higher rate
of vibration, not less than $50, 600, 600
a seeond-that is, Hertzian waves.
These vibrations are projected through
space in straight lines, and, like light,
are capable of reflection and refrac-
lion. Indeed, they exhibit all OF the
phenomena which characterize light.
More than ten years ago the discovery
was made in a London Office in the
Telephone Exchange that operators
read from sound messages that were
in transit from London to Bradford
by telegraph wires. Other expert
ments have demonstrated the possibil-
ity of telegraphing even though the
wires were broken. The probabilities
are that the attraction is strong enough
to continue the sound through the
space between the broken ends Of the
lines.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14

The following true incident Is from the
lips OF Captain Henry H. Aver of the Third
Regiment OF New Hampshire Volunteers.
1--WE were lying on Morris Island, that
God-forsaken place, digging trenches, wat eh-
Ing, flghting, taking our chances from bul.
lets, shells and fever. but our men were
patient and brave, heroes, every one OF them
with the granite of their hills in their blood.
To show you what stun they wero made of
Will tell you Of one Of the boys, member
Of my company
Zone day this fellow, not more than nine
teen years old, was brought in from tho
picket line badly wounded. Apaiuful sutgl-
cal operation was necessary. The surgeon
examined him and prepared glass OF
brandy, which he offered him. He refused
TO drink t. The surgeon appealed to me,
saying; He has lost much blood, and his
vitality is low. IL he does not take this,
can not answer for HIS life.' 1 said, Frank.
to oolige mo You will drink this brandy
he said, Captain, would do almost any
thing to oblige you. bnt not this
Frank. you have never dlsoheyed me.
You must not now. 1 command youto drink
this
'He looked up at me, his blue eyes dim
with the anguish no endured ana replied,
Captain, when you command me TO 20 TO
the cannon's mouth will do 1t il can, but
this will not do
81 was getting excited, for loved this boy
10 ~ io hui bceu my DTOtueT, ana tCarS L
could not restrain began TO flow. cried.
why do you pain me so2 You are putting
your life IN peril. You have no right to do
1t. Drink this for your mothers sake
he trembled, aud tears his agony had not
wrung from him came to his eyes as he re.
piled; Captain, IL is for my mothers sake
that Will not drink this brandy. My fnther
died drunkard, and she has told mo may
have inherited this terrible appetite, and /
promised her never to taste the deadly poi
son that made her n widow and me an or.
phan. II die tell her kept my promise. d"
By that time we were both crying like
girls.
"Dd he die?" cried.
"Oh, no; he made q rapid recovery. From
that time my faith in brandy has been grow
Ing less"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
RECIPES.

Oyster Stuffing-To one cup cracker
crumbs add one-fourth cup melted
butter, one-halt teaspoouful chopped
parsley, one teaspoonful lemon juice,
one-half teaspoonful salt, one-fourth
teaspoonful pepper. Wash and pick
over one cup oysters, and remove the
tough muscle; add to the first mixture
with enough oyster liquor to moisten.
Creamed Parsnips-Boil tender,
scrape and slice lengthwise six nice,
large parsuips. Put over the fire, with
two tablespoonfuls butter, half tea.
spoonful salt, fourth of q teaspoonsul
pepper, one.half teaspoonful chopped
parsley. Shake until the mixture
boils. Dish the parsnips; add to the
sauce three tablespoonfuls of cream,
in which has been stirred quarter of
teaspoonful of -four. Boil once aul
pour over the parsnips.
Baked Squash Cut n Hubbard
squash into pieces of serving size.
Take out the seeds, but do not peel of
the rind. Lay the pieces in dripping
pan and pour in one cupful of water.
Bake threequarters OF an hour. Then
carefully scrape the squash from each
piece, and to each pint add one table.
spoonful of butter, two tablespoonfuls
of cream, half saltspoonful of salt
and one-quarter OF saltspoonful of
cinnamon. Mix we'll together; place
back in the rind, heaping it to
pointed mold, springle highly with
sugar, put back in the oven and bake
to q crisp brown. Serve in their
shells.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
Ancient Lnke Reds.

The maps made by the Ptolemies,
kings of Egypt, contained lake to
the west of the Nile, and the name
given was Moeris. As there was no
lake to the southeast of Cairo, the
matter remained n puzzle until an
American named Captain Whitehouse
discovered depression in this locality
forty-five by twenty-five miles; this
he bought of the Egyptian government
for $4,000. The eastern edge of this
depression is ten miles from the Nile,
and Mr.. Whitehouse's plan is to have
a canal cut, and when tho Nile over
flows to fill it with water. This do.
preston, called the Raiydn, thus filled
with water, will be a fertile region,
aud, it is estimated, will produce an
increase of crops worth seventy mil
lion annually. There is another de-
preston not far north of tho Raiyan,
called the Fayoum, which has been
thus treated, aud it supports $50, 900
people.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14

The cost OF state dinner at tho
White House runs from $500 to $1,000,
according to the price of wines fur
nished.
State dinners, as a rule, are unin-
teresting aside from their picturesque
ness. The scene, however, is one of
beauty and sumptuousness in effect.
The walls of the large dining-room
are banked with tropical flowers and
plants.
The table is gorgeous with gold and
silver plate.
The centre of the table, which ac-
commodities thirty-eight persons, is
adorned by large mirror, represent.
ing miniature lake, which is sur.
rounded by bank of flowers.
The mirror has golden frame, and
was purchased by Dolly Madison.
At either end of the table are golden
candelabra.
With additions the table accommo.
dates sixty persons.
The Presidents place is at the cen.
ter of the north side, tho length of
which extends from east to west.
The wife of the Chief Executive of
the nation is seated opposite to her
husband upon these occasions.
The wives of recent Presidents have
obtained large grants from Congress
for the purchase of costly table fur
nlshings.
The spoons and the forks are of pure
gold, and some of the china is almost
priceless.
The cups, for instance, could not be
duplicated for 500 each.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14

"How does it taste, wonder2" said Jamie,
as no saw Patrick Flynn take a glass OF
steaming punch at the bar OF a restaurant.
'Did you ever taste strong drink, James?r
said handsome old man standing by.
"Neyer," said James, II wonder II it is
good2"
81 cannot tell you how it tastes,,' said Mr..
Landers, II am sixty years old, and have
never tasted it in my life, aad 7 am proud &c
say 1t. see what it does. II las cheated
poor Flynn out of his snug little home. II
has clothed his poor wife and children in rags
and made him cross and quarrelsome. 1t is
liqui II fire, ndthelt, aud,poison. don't want
to know how it tastes"
"Neither do l." said james "Thank you,
Mr.. Landers, for what You have said. When
am man sixty years old, /, too. will have
II to say, i never tasted strong drink in my
life. Hams Horn.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
SuiiOcated by Ants.

A remarkable phenomenon was wit
messed in Jerusalem recently. A swarm
of flying ants settled upon the city and
filled the air from sunrise until 8
o'clock. Visitors to the Holy Sepul-
cher we're obliged to use their hsndker-
chiefs constantly in order to keep the
insects out of their eyes and nostrils.
The natives asserted that this extraor-
dinary fight of ants was the precursor
OF an earthquake, and two slight
shocks of earthquake were felt in Jeru.
salem on the evening of the same
day. Inter Ocean.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
Londoners drink 90, 600 pounds ol
tea every day.
WIse as an Owl.

The owl is said to be the wiscst OF birdi
because he keeps both eyes and ears wide
open, says nothing aud keeps up cool deal
Of thinking. When sciatica takes hold Of a
man, be is wisest who says nothing but keeps
his eyes and ears open for the best remedy,
who thinks and knows Il may result in
crppling, and who finds by trial that St.
Jacobs oil Is the best known remedy for its
treatment ana permanent cure 1t penc-
trates to the scat Of the excruciating pain,
soothes ana cures it, aud prevents what
sometimes happens-the use OF the surgeon s
knife to get rid OF the torment. The owl
thinks and then acts quickly, and the sciatica
sufferer should act promptly to arrest the
progress OF the dis ease and to restore the
nerve by tho use Of St. Jacobs Oil to its nat
urai condition.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
Injecting Perfume Into the Blood.

1t is said that certain French danes
have carried their passion for sweet
smells to the extreme of injecting q
few drops OF perfume into the blood,
regardless of the folly and danger of
such proceeding. This is more
radical even than the Oriental method
of perfuming the body by means of
baths and unguents. while American
women content themselves with sachet
bags scattered among their linen and
sewed into their gowns.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
TEMPERANCE IN RAILROAD SERVICE.

The extent 70 which tho temperance agita.
lion has prevailed in railroal service is
shown by the comments OF railroad managers
on pending bill in the Minnesota Legisa-
ture. The bill, ii enacted, would render a
railroad company liable to a fine il it did not
discharge an employe in the train depart.
ment who was known to have been int xxi.
Gated. The only objection offered to the bill
by the railroad officers was that It was super
nous. The Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad
has rule which is more stringent than the
proposed law. 1t reads: "rhe use of intoxi.
eating drinks has proved a most fruitful
source Of trouble to railways MS well rs tc
individuals. The company will exercise the
most rigid scrrtiny in reference to the habits
OF employees in this respect and any employe
who has been dismissed on this account will
not be re-employed. Drinking when on duty
or frequenting saloons will not be tolerated.
and preference will be given to those who dc
not drink at all"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
now To BENEFIT A pnrxKrNa MAN.

There is only one way to do it-take away
the drink. 1t will not benefit him to give
him money, for he will spend It for strong
drink. The more money he has the more
liquor he can buy. Money helps him down.
ward. Give money to his family and he has
so much more to pay TO the sa'oon. Even
give them bread aud clothing and he has less
OF these articles TO purchase. aud conse-
quently mora money with which to buy
whisky. Give him work and his wages 60
to the saloon. Give him good position in
shop or store and he barters Il for rum.
Give hin personal confidence and he betrays
1t. Give him time and he wastes ii. Give
him friends and he goes back on them. Give
him credit and he abuses it. Give him
holiday and he uses it for revelry and shame.
Give him eight hours instead OF ten for a
days labor and he has two hours more for
debauch in the saloon. But give him total
abstinence and he is saved. This will bene.
fit him ard this alone. II will benefit his
family, too. just in proportion as it benefits
him will his family be benefited They thrive
as he thrivesi both rise together. Abstinence
lifts them all into higher and nobler life
as intemperance crowds them into degrada-
tfon and woe.-Sacred Heart Review.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
L. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. J. Gle
ney for the last u years, and believe him per-
fectly honorable IN oil business transactions
tion made by thcir firm.
WEST q TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
WALDINo, KlNNAN d MARvR, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of tho system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c, per bottle. Sold by oil Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
WATER THE nErrEn nE,1enY.

Dr. james II. Nichols says; "Rum or al
cohol as an embrocauon was formerly re.
garded as Of the highest efficiency; but it is
now known that hot or cold water is Il much
better application for intlamed surfaces
The external use Of alcohol upon the human
body under any conditions OF disease Is prac.
hcally useless. Il may serve TO cool inilamed
parts by rapid evaporation, but warm water
meets the same end, and more effectively
Alcohol IN the form Of gin, brady, whisky
or wines may be banished IRON iamiiies as a
domestic remedy without risk to the welfare
OF singls member, OF any age, sex or con-
dition."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-04-14
A singular Collection.

A Canadian gentleman has expended
q vast amount of patience, and shown
considerable perseverance, in gether-
ing a collection of buttons Of officers
of every regiment and department of
the British army. The collection,
which comprises las buttons, has
taken nine years in its formation, and
the owner wrote $50 letters to all
parts of the globe in pursuit of his
hobby.