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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02

Turkish girls of the betterxclass in
the cities, after they are too old TO at
tend the primary schools, are largely
educated at home by governesses,
many of whom come from England and
France, but. unfortunately, do uot al
ways represent the highest culture of
these nations, so that the real love OF
study is not as a rule, developed un-
der their influence. Turkish women
have q great aptitude for foreign Ian
guages, and those met ON the steamers
of the Bosphorus often speak French,
and it is not unusual for them to
speak German and English also.
It is a well-known fact that many
Turkish women are engaged in trade,
some even carrying on an extensive
business, involving frequent journeys
to Egypt and other places, which pre-
supposes the ability to read and write,
as well as some knowledge of arithme-
tic. Moreover, conversation with the
Mussulman woman in the capital re-
veals some progress at the present
time in independence of thought, and,
while social conditions have unavoida.
bly, arrested the development of Tur'
kish women as class, forces are
slowly but surely working among them
that will result in their final emancipa'
6ou.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02

A young American, who, heaped
with honors, has just returned from
Paris, told me, greatly to my surprise,
that she thought it an idle and unwise
plan for girls to go abroad to study
art until they had been drilled into
the fundamental work at home.
She gave me ever so many reasons
for this, but that which seemed TO her
the strongest, was the fact that Paris
is full of American women who, not
having had their abilities tested at
home, have gone there only to find
that years and years of uphill worL
lie before them, with no prospects at
the end For that which they thought
TO be talent in themselves has proved,
when taken to the other side, to be
but fimsy affair not worth cultivat-
ing for bread-winning purposes.
With the poverty belonging to most
of these women, suffering is isinevitable,
and this suffering, she argues. is best
endured at home, where the young
girl is near her family or her friends,
aud where the many forms of compli-
Gated miseries incident to a life alone
in Paris are spared them-miserie'
easy to endure and accepted without
question if success lie ahead, and one
is assured of possessing real talen
and power, but miseries that cut int
the soul Of one and destroy the fine
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02
The supreme puty OF the Hour.

Our readers must have observed how
continuously in our editorials we have
urged upon temperance workers the i'm
portance OF assailing the fortress Of
moderate drinking and overthrowing that
stronghold as being the key to the situa-
tion. We are glad to see that Miss Willard,
in her address us President at the National
w. c. t. U. Convention, at Buffalo, called
attention to this strategic point in the battle
against alcohol. she said:
The supreme duty of the hour is to con-
vince the moderate drinker that he is doing
himself harm. II only this belief was gem
eral, men would soon become a law unto
themselves to such degree that statutory
enactments would be but the outward ex-
preston Of an inward grace. Upon the
sullen fortress of moderate drinking the
artillery of temperance reform must con-
centrate in future years. 1t has been an
incalculable gain to make drunkenness a
disgrace instead OF an amiable popularity
as 1t was 100 years ago; or Il pardonable
peccadillo, as it was in the memory of the
oldest inhabitant; or a necessary evil as it
was n generation back. The forces that
have worked TO this end are precisely the
same that must now be directed against
so-called moderation We must stoutly
maintain the position that there is no
moderation in the use OF what is harmful.
Happily, In taking this position we have
great allies of which the greatest is the
dictum OF the modern sciences"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02

1t is an acknowledged fact that a
great age is attained by women often
er than by men. One of the most
famous female centenarians was the
Countess of Desmond, who lived to be
145 years old, aud died in the reign of
James 1. from the effects of an acci-
dent, This wonderful woman found
herself, at the age 100, so lively and
strong as to be able to take part in
dance; and when she was 140 she trav-
eled from Bristol to London-no tri-
fling journey in those days-in order
to attend personally to some business
affairs.
Lady Desmond is, however, quite
thrown in the shade by French wom-
an, Marie Prion, who died in st. Col
omhe, it is said, at the wonderful age
of $50. Toward the end of life she
lived exclusively on goats milk and
cheese. Although her body was SO
shrunk that she weighed only forty-six
pounds, she retained all her mental
faculties to the last.
II is an extraordinary but incontest-
/ ible fact that some women at the age
/ Wnen most people dle uhuefgo sorG
of natural process Of rejuvenation-
hair and teeth grow again, the wrinkles
disappear from the skin, and sight
and hearing reacquire their former
sharpness.
A Marquise de Mirabeau is an ex-
ample of this rare and remarkable
phenomenon She died at the age of
eighty-six, but few years before her
death she became in appearance quite
young again. The same change hap
pened to nun of the name of Mar
guerite Verdur, who, at the age OF
sixty-two, lost her wrinkles, regained
her sight and grew several new teeth,
When she died, ten years later, her
appearance was almost that Of young
girl. York Ledger.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02
The Ripple Collar.

The newest collar is the one known
Is ripple" which really does not
,ipple any more than those oflast year.
It differs from the old collar in that it
ats snugger to the neck, and yet has
The same effect of flaring which it had.
Il the collar flares too much it loses in
warmth, and yet it is the flare which
Is becoming to most faces. An ingen-
ious maker of fur garments has obviated
Ihis difficulty by making the collar
slightly more fiaring, and then catch
ing it in plaits about two inches wide
At regular intervals. The plait is not
evident except upon close inspection,
and yet the collar has the effect of be-
ing extremely full, at the same time
standing up snug and trim around the
neck so as hardly to require fastening
in front.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02

Old-fashioned pink canoes are com
ing into vogue again, and the old-time
setting is to be retained.
Huguenot caps are added to the
tops of many of the short, full, puffed
sleeves of evening bodies.
Collars with stole ends are worn by
the woman who loves frills. They
can be fashioned by any deft fingers
directed by taste.
Many of the demi-trained dress
skirts are cut with nine cores, and at
the back some are box-plaited and
others fan-plaited.
The small pad hustle is now worn
with the latest day costumes and even
ing toilets; and those of larger pro-
portions are announced.
The new shirt waists for spring are
made up in the zephyr goods, with
pockets, it is said. Instead of but
tons many of the prettiest shirt waists
will be laced up with cords.
Cravats of white net, null or liberty
silk, trimmed with frills Of lace, chiffon
OF net, are made easily aud may be as
simple OF as elegant as time, skill and
purse permit Owing 10 their airy
daintiness they seem especially suit
able for gifts.
Among the handsome imported
gowns seen at some recent openings,
several were of black Chantilly lace,
embroidered with steel or jet sequins
and beads and made over black satin.
1t is predicted that lace costumes will
be much worn in Paris next year.
Peplums, which are added to Rus
sian blouses, jacket bodices, surplic'
waists aud similar garments, arr
ahaped in various ways. Some are
credelated, others cut in oval tabs ol
sharp Vandykes, and also in circular
form, with or without plaits at the
back
Velvet is in high favor for smar
gowns this season. Corduroy is seel
in Paris, the ribs being wide apart
Some of the swellest carriage an
, evening wraps have bishop sleeves
} quite wide, and the width equal fror
, the shoulder TO the narrow bands a
= thE wrists
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02

Caretaker is a word adopted into modern
use aud means one who takes care Of, aud
is very generally applied to those employed
to take care OF things committed to their
keeping The way some people have Of tax
ing care Of Themselves is very suggestive
of the need OF a caretaker. The human
body to such is mansion filled with
precious things uncared for, where thieves
may break in and rust doth corrupt. Pains
and aches are thieves, and the body left un-
cared for to their spoilage will be robbed OF
all its comforts and despoiled OF its peace
OF mind and happiness. 1t is happy
thought to look upon St. Jacobs Oil as a
caretaker, to employ it as q watchman
against such intruders. There is hardly an
ache, from a toothache to a toeache, that
it can't take care of and effect a cure, and
pains the most violent are conquered by its
use. It's office as caretaker is to prevent
the spread Of aches and pains into chronic
stage. Keep bottle of it in the handiest
place and be assured of good care and COM
fort
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02

The man who drinks champagne at night
generally feels real pain in the morning.
A match may start con9agration and a
teaspoonful of brandy a thirst for liquor.
goldfish will die in ninety minutes II
placed in water which contains one per
cent. Of alcohol. In water which contains
twenty per cent. of alcohol 1t will die in.
stantly.
Occasionally we hear of "boycotted
beer" We fear that beer is not boy
cotted enough. II the working men
boycotted beer altogether the labor ques-
tioh would be much nearer a solution than
IL is at present.
The following lines appear in an auc-
tioneer's notice OF a property sale In the
city OF Liverpool: "A freehold fully
licensed public house, with the slaughter
house adjoining, at present licensed as d
public slaughter house."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02
Some Tricks of Heredity.

DIR. Conklin gave many peculiar in
stances of family characteristics run
ning through many generations. In
one family it was noticed that three
extremely long hairs appeared ON the
eyebrows of the children generation
after generation, and in another family
asmall mark on the ear was reproduced
for three generations by actual knowl-
edge. Twins and triplets usually APP
peared time and again in the same
family, and while the marked heredi-
tary characteristics might be latent in
one generation, they would appear in
the next. He said that in Italy many
hundred years ago n son was born
who had six fingers and the number of
his descendants who were similarly
affected was countless. The facial ex-
preston, the color of the eyes, the
hair, the carriage, and many little
oddities appeared and reappeared. In
his own family he noticed peculiar
manner of crawling on the floor in
childhood was repeated in descend
ants and conld not be corrected. -
Pittsburg Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02
whisIsers For a Pillow.

That history repeats itself has just
received another proof. Some years
ago the men of a Bavariau regiment,
of which Prince Maximilian was chief,
in order that they might show their
devotion to him, cut off their mus
taches and sent them to the princess,
who had Just become mother, that
she might use them as a pillow
Something very like a repetition Of
this has Just taken place at Rappoist-
weller, in Alsatia. The chief of the
fire brigade was a few days ago pre-
sented with his first child, a boy.
The fremen thereupon called meet
ing, at which it was decided to make
the baby boy an honorary member OF
the corps, and the men subsequently
cut off their mustaches aud boards to
form a pillow for the baby's USE
Chicago Chronicle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02
What Was Not in 11oT.

Think of New York about one
century agol IL did not contain one
bathroom or a single furnace. In
summer there was no ice. There were
no public stages, no matches and
there was no such thing as a latchkev.
The streets were narrower than the
Liberty or Wall street of to-day.
They were widened. There was a
State law that commanded pedestrians
northward bound 10 get out of the
way of those going south. Pigs we're
the city scavengers. There was
scarcely any light from the miserable
lamps at night, and not man in the
city limits wore a mustache.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02

Trade unions, technical schools and
benevolent societies have done much to
elevate the condition Of the laboring popu-
lation in England, but It is still much
lower than In the United States, and in
many places descends to degradation.
John Burns, the English labor reformer
was asked what was the greatest cause Of
poverty in his country.
Drink" +" was his laconic reply.
'What is the greatest obstacle to the ad-
vancement of the working classes?"
Drink" he said again.
'What is the reason that the working
classes Of Great Britain are less intelligent,
less tidy and less ambitious than those of
the United States2"
Drink, he again calculated.
"What is the greatest incentive to crime
and vice among the working peopleY'
Drink"
rs there any hope for the elevation OF
the working classes Of your country to
the same standard as those in the United
States?" was asked.
Not as long as there Is public house
at every cross-road In Great Britain" he
Feplied.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02

Though always elegantly and per-
fectly dressed, the Princess of Wales
by no means errs on the side of ex-
travagance Her Royal Highness has
been known to wear gown three sue
cessive seasons when it suited her,
and remained fresh and handsome.
For instance, at the opening of the
Peoples Palace at Whitechapel, the
Princess wore striking jacket of
olive-green velvet, brocaded with
small ripe red strawberries.
There could be no mistaking so dis
tinctive a stuff, and it was recognized
by a woman who had seen the Princess
in Ireland two summers before, as one
that had been worn at several func
tions in that country The style had
been altered somewhat, but there was
the same splendid fabric doing its
thorough economical duty. Her Royal
Highness's influence, too, has ever
been against excess in fashion. She
has always refused to patronize very
wide skirts, balloon-like sleeves ol
huge over-irimmed headgear.
When ordering new gowns, colored
pictures of them, back and front, as
they should look when finished, will
scraps of the proposed materials ant
trimmings attached, are submitted fol
the Princess's approval, and it is I
very usual occurrence for the Princes
to take her own brush or pencil anC
alter the pictures to please her excel
lent taste The gowns are fitted on
model of her own figure, and the worl
women do not see her at all, unles
considerable alterations are necessary
The clever b-asL has made it so Ger
tain just what Her Royal Highnes
wants, that a personal interview j
needless. London Figaro.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02


Miss Cora Dow, of Cincinnati, is
the proprietor of four successful drug
stores in that city.
Miss Murnaue, a man hater, of
Brushy Fork, ILL.,, has directed in her
will that no men shall be present at
her funeral
Mrs. Elitch, of Denver, drives about
the city in light wagon, drawn by
an ostrich. She is the only woman
in the world who owns geological
garden.
Paris has drawn a line on bicycle
riding in rather unexpected quarter.
Hereafter, none of the women teach
ers in the primary schools of that city
may ride to and from the schools on
their wheels.
Mrs. Jessie Palmer Weber, of
Springfield, ILL.,, a daughter of Gen
eral John NJ. Palmer, has been chosen
to succeed the late Miss Josephine
Cleveland as librarian of the illinois
Historical Library.
An original idea of a New York
woman's club, whose realization must
occupy some time, is for each mem
ber to give a quotation at each club
meeting in place of the regulation
"here" when the roll is called.
The wife Of Senator White, of Cali
fornia, does not live with him during
his attendance in Washington, be-
cause she breads thunderstorms,
| al, i -, 70
taking earthquakes as a substitute.
Miss Edna Whitney, the young
woman who works in cigar factory,
and whom Kansas City rejected as
maid of honor at the fall carnival, is
going ON the stage. She will study
for her new profession in Kansas
City.
Miss Ramsay Gibson Maitland, by
the death of her father, Sir James
Ramsay Gibson Maitland, in Eng
land, recently, becomes the possessor
of rent roll of about $3.50, 900 year,
and will soon be much richer from
ground rents in Edinburgh.
Elizabeth Rider Wheaton, probably
the best-known prison evangelist IN
this country, has visited every prison
in every important city in the world.
She has become known to most rail-
road men, and receives annual passes
over all the large lines in this country.
The Empress of Austria has taken
dislike to the magnificent Villa
Achilleion, which she had built at such
a tremendous cost in Corfu, and all
the furniture and objects of art which
adorned it, including the gigantic
statue of the dying Achilles, have
been removed to the imperial palace
at Vienna.
Miss Ellen Nussey, who was the in
innate friend of Charlotte Bronte,
died on November 26, at Gomersal,
aged eighty-three years. II was large
ly by means of the 400 or more letters
written to Miss Nussey by Charlotte
Bronte that Miss Gaskell was able
to give the public so much of the life
of the author of "Jane Eyre.
Mrs. R. n. Perdue, of Fort Scott
Kan, was recently drawn by mistak,
on the jury of the District Court
She insists on serving, and says tina
as she voted for Mr.. Mckinley il
Wyoming, she is qualified elector
| and consequently a competent juror.
She believes in woman suffrage, ant
says she will appeal to the highes
| courts about her rights as juror.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02

The twenty-seventh annual meeting of
the American Association for the Study
and Cure of Inebriety was held in Boston,
under the Presidency Of DR.. Lewis d.
Mason.
Among the papers read was one by DIR.
4. d, Crothers, of Hartford Conn, on
"The Insanity of Inebriety." He said there
were neurOtic storms which impelled men
to drink Mt certain definite periods which
returned with the same regularity as the
tides These were veritable insanities. A
large number Of men thus affected were
suffering from paresis, also from moral
paralysis condition OF things In which
the person was unable to determine his
proper relations to people In general. The
continued use of alcohol destroyed the
moral idea, and made the person untruth-
ful, dishonest. intriguing and unreliable.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

Trust In God-Beer and DyspepsiR-A
Medical Expert shows the Appalling
Physical aud Mental Effects Of Beer
Drinking-supreme Duty of the Hour.
Put thou thy trust In God, and He will lead
Thy falterlng footsteps through tempta.
tlons maze;
He will sustain thee In thy time OF need
Aud guide thee on to better, brighter days.
Weak from the constant battle with the
world.
saddened with thoughts OF resolutions
vain.
Against thy soul the shafts OF sin are hurled,
Audin the struggle e'en thy will is slain
But God is ever-watchful. aud He knows
The longing ofthy tired heart for strength
His grace can reach thee through surround
ing foes,
And bring thee safely through them all,
at leng,h.
SO pul thy trust In God; His loving care
viii be a ound thee like an armor strong,
His preSesce will be with thee everywhere,
And thou shalt walk unscathed OF any
wrong.
Sacred Heart Heview
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02

she was much frightened, but noticed
that in intervals In which her stomach did
not annoy her, her heart's action became
normal. Reasoning correctly that her di-
gestlon was alone at fault, she procured
the proper medicine to treat that trouble,
and with immediate good results. Her
appetite came back, the choking spells be-
came less frequent aud finally ceased. Her
weight, which had been greatly reduced,
was restored, and she now weighs more
than for years. Her blood soon became
pure and her cheeks'rosy.
The case is Of general interest because
the disease is n very common one. That
others may know the means OF cure we
give the name of the medicine used-Dr.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. These
pills contain all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02

The burrows which you see in ap-
pies are due to the presence of worm
in the apple, which is the product of
an egg laid very early in the growth OF
the apple by the apple maggot. As
the mature insect does not eat the ap-
pie, but only stings it to deposit her
egg beneath the skin, it is not likely
that the maggot can be killed by poi
sonous insecticide. Some success has
been had by using an emulsion which
is applied before the tree is leaved
out. The maggot matches early in
spring and waits without eating until
her work in reproducing her species
is done. The orchard should be kept
as hog pasture wherever this pest
becomes numerous. There are many
of these pests in the fallen fruit, and
a good lot of hogs will eat this fruit as
fast as it falls to the ground. The in
crease of the pest may thus be pre-
vented if it cannot be exterminated.-
Boston Cultivator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02
Raising FalI Calves.

There is a great unwillingness on
the part of most dairymen to allow
calves dropped in the fall to reach ma
turity. II is really the greatest OBJ
lection to the extension of winter
dairying. That in all cases takes the
best COWS, as no one would think of
keeping poor mixers through the win
ter, with all the extra trouble that
winter dairying involves. But if all
the calves of these winter cows are
sent TO the butcher it must mean
great deterioration of average dairy
stock. No one should begin winter
dairying unless he has q warm barn,
which frost will not enter, in which to
keep his cows, and succulent feed of
some kind to feed them. These are
just the conditions for successfully
rearing fall farrowed calves.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.


As winter approaches every farmer
should look over his farm stock and
consider what of il will pay best for
keeping through until spring II all
that does not come up to the standard
is sold TO the butcher or otherwise dis
posed of, the money for it and the hay
or grain required for its winter susie
nance will leave the farmer richer in
the spring than if he fed il. Don't
try to get high prices for the poor
stock. There is less loss in disposing
of it than in keeping it. The farmers
profit, inl lthese.day depends more on
the kind of stock he keeps than on any
other factor.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02
Gentle Art nf RInshinr.

One of the latest additions to the
curriculum of Partisan school of de-
pertinent is department for instruc-
ion in the gentle art of blushing.
This would seem to point the way to
he passing of the end of the century
yirl who is above such things. One of
he pupils declares it is easy to droop
ihe eyes and to affect bashfulness.
But it is not, she adds, easy to blush.
rhe latter, indeed, seems TO be one of
tbe lost arts.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-02-02
The Queen and the Rleyele.

It now turns out that there was no
ruth in the published story about the
,ycing performance of the young
Queen of Holland. She never bought
aor was presented with bicycle. In
act. she is understood not to approve
,f cycling for women. But she does
sot wish to put any constraint upon
others in this respect, and so, cycling
being much in vogue at the Hague,
aides of the court freely practise the
snort