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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
THE OLD BARN.

ment barn and one built on level
ground. Nevertheless, the writer haz-
ards the opinion that no farmer who
contemplates buildinga new or remodel
ling an old barn will be sorry if he
chooses one with a basement Why?
Because such barn is economical and
warm, and, if well ventilated, very com
Portable for stock. Indeed, in case Of
an old barn, such as is shown in the first
illustration, rather than replace it with
new and enlarged affair, which will
cost much time, labor and money, why
not new timber, new side and new roof
1t, as may be needed, and then raise it up
sufficiently to build an eight-foot stone
wall on three sides of the rectangle, the
fourth to be boarded. battened and pre-
pared as shown in the following cut.
An old barn, thus made over, will prove
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
Early Potatoes in Gardens.

Il is the babit of most farmers to plant
few potatoes for early use in the gar
den. But this is bad practice, because
often the potatoes are planted on the
same ground year after year, and as the
germs of disease live in the soil over
winter, the potatoes thus grown are
most likely 10 pc diseased. Besides,
where potatoes are grown in succession,
the soil is filed with hard-shell potato
bugs, which come up just about the time
the potatoes do, and will often be found
gnawing the potato shoots before it is
fairly out of the ground. 1t is much
better to pillow a clover sod somewhere
OF rich land for the early potatoes, an,
reserve the garden for vegetables no.
30 easily grown by field culture
American CultivCtor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
THE FARMERS POULTRY,
1t Never Received So Much Attention
as 1t Does at Present


AS Ii Does at Present.
Poultry on the farm never received
so much attention as is now being given
to it. Not so very long ago those farm
ers who paid particular attention to
poultry were looked upon as being
"cranks" and wasting a lot of time
on work that the women should be al
lowed to attend to. These men were
wiser than their generation, and 10
them the poultry industry owes much.
They built good poultry houses, took
care of the chicks, provided proper
food and made money out of their
fiocks; and others, becoming convinced
that it pays to take good care of hens,
followed in their footsteps, until now
the man who neglects the hens is the
one who creates remark.
There is no doubt that the hens have
helped out many farmer during the
years of depression, and now they are
more profitable than ever before.
1t is not necessary for the farmer to
start out as poultry fancier in order
to make a success of his poultry, but the
one who begins by taking good care of
the poultry he already has will, before
very long, be looking after pure-bred
stock, because he will want to get the
greatest profit, and will become con-
WINGED that pure-bred poultry is SUI
perior to any mongrel stock he may
have.
One breed is enough for a farm and
when all the hens look alike the flock
is much more attractive than it would
be if made up of mixed colors.
White Plymouth Rocks, Barred Ply
mouth Rocks or White Wyandottes are
all good breeds for the farmer. They
are easily bred to uniform color and are
the best all-round fowls we have.
Brahmas, light and dark, Houdans, Leg
horns or Langshans are all good fowls
and are probably the best for the farm
er who gives good care to his flocks.-
Farmers Voice.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
THE COLUMBIA cHAINLEss.

Let the sportsman boast of his hammerless
gun,
The fisherman praise his multiplex reel,
The rifiemar proudly show trophies won,
l SIG to the praise of the Chainless wheel
There is only one with it's bevel gear,
Fine Is watch its bearings roll
Its name is COLUMBIA, pride of the year,
Perfection attained, it has reached the goal
The sprocket was good till the Chainless
came,
With its peerless action and wonderful
stride,
And wheelmen who tryit give up the game,
And VOW they have just begun to ride
No slack to gather, no chain to clean,
No oil to soil as you take your flight:
The gear is protected on Pope's machine
And every bearing is water tight"
Then hail to the model of ninety-eight,
With the stamp of perfection affix the SEAL
The bevel gear has settled the fate
OF the sprocket. Hurrah for the Chainless
wheel.
Il W. D. L.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, !

LUCAS COUNTY.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. j. Cheney
4 Co., doing business in the city Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum Of One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D.
1856. A. W. GLEASON,
Seal Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials
free. F. j. CHENEY & co, Toledo, O. ,
Sold by druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Columbus, o., May l8, 1897.
Besides having the merits of Pe-ru-na
SO fully demonstrated in my family, have
number of friends who have taken
it for catarrh and stomach trouble and all
unite in praising it. As remedy for ca
tarrh | can fully recommend it."
Colonel Hamilton's residence is located
at 800 West First Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.
A HOUSEHOLD REMEDY.
That Pe-ru-na has become a household
remedy in this elegant home is well at.
tested by letter from Mrs Hamilton, which
says: 81 can bear testimony as to the mer-
its of your remedy Pe-ru-na. l have been
taking the same for some time, and am en-
joying better health now than / have for
some years. | attribute the change to Peru
ma, and recommend Pe-ru-na to every wom-
an, believing it to be especially beneficial to
them"
Address The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufactur.
ing Company, of Columbus, Ohio, for free
copy of The National Witness"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Aliens Foot Ease a powder for the feet.
1t cures painful swollen, nervous, smarting
feet and instantly takes the sting out Of
corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Allen Foot Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ach-
ing feet. Tn it today. At all druggists and
shoe stores, rs cents; Trial package FREE.
Address Allen ;. Olmsted. LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
Give the Children a Drink

called Grain-O. 1t is delicious, appetizing,
nourishing food drink to take the place Of
coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked by all
who have used it, because when properly
prepared it tastes like the finest coffee but
is free from all its injurious properties
nerves. 1t is not stimuant but a health
builder, and children, as well as adults, can
drink it with great benefit. Costs about as
much as coffee. Is and Csc.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
MARKINGS OF BEES.
How to Tell the Italian from All
Other Varieties

UIher NarIetIes.
Those who are unacquainted with
Italians are often DESTROYS to know how
they can be recognized. The accom-
panying illustration showing the abdo-
men of worker bee will help to make
the matter plain. Bees don't have
framework of bones inside, like dogs or
horses, but bony case outside, made of
a hard substance called chitine. The
abdomen has for its covering several
lands of this chitinous substance, so
jointed as to move freely one upon the
other telescope fashion. In the COM
mon black bee these rings or bands are
black. In the Italian worker the first
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
REMODELING A BARN,
How 1t Can BE Done Effectively and
at Small Expense.

How 1t Can he Done Effectively and
at Small Expense.
AS the country grows older, and tim
Der for building purposes gets scarcer,
the fact becomes more and more ap-
parent that the practical farmer should
endeavor to derive the most benefit pos
sible from under one roof. This ap-
plies in particular to the barn A barn
with a basement under it may have
nearly third more room than one with
out, and that at the expense of but little
more building material. Especially is
this true if the barn is located on an
incline or bank. In any case, however,
the most required will be stones for the
wall, and generally speaking, stones of
the requisite sort can be had in most
localities in abundance.
OF course, there has been some con-
troversy of late years concerning the
comparative value of a bank or base
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
Hoods SarsapariIla

Crippled for years? Pshaw! Why st. ia
cobs Oil will cure sprains right off. Sure.
A man would rather spend five dollars
foolishly than to lose nickel through hole
in his pocket Washington Democrst.
Explosions of Coughing are stopped by
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The people who get the least mail are the
worst kickers when the mail is late-Wash-
ington Democrat.
No mistake Thousands have been cured
Promptly of neuralgia by st. Jacobs Oil.
People always laugh at the first man to
follow a new fashion, and at the last one to
adopt it.-Atchison Globe.
Sore and stiff? Cold. St. Jacobs Oil the
Cure. 1t warns and relaXes.
A hand separator-not letting your right
hand know what your left is doing-Rural
New Yorker.
Black deep bruises cured by st. Jacobs
Oil. 1t wipes them out
Empty wagons rattle most.-Washingto
(la.) Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Only those who have been relieved
of great suffering can fully appreciate
the gratitude with which the testi-
monials overflow written in favor of
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Just read this:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Moves the bowels each day. In order to be
healthy this is necessary. Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick headache
Price 25 and SOC.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
WiIlfe;s Query,

Wilhe-Say, pa?
Pa-Well, what is it, Willie?
is painting the town red cardinal sin"
Chicago Evening News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

The most ludicrous being in the world is
he who tries to be unhappy and can't.-De.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Stranger Ito Highlander in full uniformly
Sandy, are you cold with the kilt?
Sandy-Na, mon, but I'm nigh kilt wi
the cauld.-Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Italian bees are not only more hardy
but more energetic than black bees,
aud are, therefore, more profitable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
In the Base CIef.

Every musician has the idea that if he
would consent to lower himself to do it,
he could write a successful popular song
Somerville journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
COL. HAMILTON,

OF Columbus, Ohio, Uses Pe-ru-na in
His Family-The COIOnel's Wife
Restored to Health by DR.. HART
mans Famous Remedy for Catarrh.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Surely. Often after 10, Is, 20 years suf
fering, st. Jacobs Oil cures rheumatism.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
Lanes FnmiIy 1Medicine.

How to dissolve bones-feed the children
on corn meal, fat meat, pie and cake-Rural
New Yorker
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Fits stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 50 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch st, Phila., Pa
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

l can recommend Piso's Cure for Con.
sumption to sufferers from Asthma.-E. d.
Townsend, Fl. Howard, Wis. Nav d 'e4
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Sacque .religious-the young woman who
uses the church to advertise her new clothes.
Rural New Yorker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

merits became very strong. About two
years later l had a running sore on my
foot. 1t developed into erysipelas and
affected the entire limb. AT that time
l was
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Very few people care to be undertakers.
vet great many are willing to run funerals
Washington Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

The best man is he who tries to perfect
feels that he is perfecting himself Socrates.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
Oh, What Splendid Cofree.

A ,woman's idea of the best clustering is
the kind you can drive a nail into any
where.-Washington Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Mr.. Goodman, Williams Co., ILL.,, writes
From one package Salzers German Coffee
Berry costing l5c l graw 300 lbs. of better
coffee than can buy in stores at so cents a
h."
A package of this and big seed catalogue
is sent you by John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, upon receipt of 10 cents stamps
and this notice. Send for same to-day. l
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Money has wings, as is frequently shown
by fiers in the stock Philadelphia
Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Tomorrow will be like to-day. Life
wastes itself whilst we are preparing to live.
Emerson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
Natural History,

Teacher-What can you tell me about the
rabbit?
Pupil--Its left hind-foot is lucky.-Puck.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Kemp's Basam will stop the Cough at
once, Go to your druggist to-day and get a
sample bottle free. Large bottles 25 and so
cents. Go at once delays are dangerous
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

bumped and bent. Lame back did it,
Straight and sound. st. Jacobs Oil did it
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

We can t see the benefit in learning to
work puzzles ashington Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
To Cure n Cold in one Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If it fails to cure. 25c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Crippled for years? Pshaw! Why St ia
cobs Oil will cure sprains right off, Sure.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07
Very Much Run Down,

as l had been troubled with dyspepsia.
The drain on my system was so severe
and my stomach was so weak became q
ready victim of malaria. l feared /
could never regain my health. Ny stom-
ach rebelleda at the simplest food, and tho
medicines prescribed for me gave but
little relief. sent for bottle of Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and I had taken this medi-
cine but three days when 1 began to i'm
prove. Continuing with it, am now
better and stronger than ever expect
ed to be. 1t has purified my blood and
given good circulation. I have had no
return of my old troubles since" Mrs.
w. KANE, Media, Pa. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Explosions of Coughing are stopped by
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

A man would rather spend five dollars
foolishly than to lose nickel through hole
in his pocket Washington Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

The people who get the least mail are the
worst kickers when the mail is late-Wash-
ington Democrat.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

A hand separator-not letting your right
hand know what your left is doing-Rural
New Yorker.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Sore and stiff? Cold. St. Jacobs Oil the
Cure. 1t warns and relaXes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

r, Empty wagons rattle nost.-Washington
Qa.) Democrat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

The Medicine For You
Because of what it has done for others;
because you ought this spring to take
that which will do you the most good.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

Black, deep bruises cured by St. Jacobs
Oil. 1t wipes them out.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

People always laugh at the first man to
follow a new fashion, and at the last one to
adopt it-Atchison Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-04-07

No mistake Thousands have been cured
Promptly of neuralgia by st. Jacobs Oil.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-12
GranuIatcd Honey.

Almost all extracted honey will gran
ulate and become like sugar during
cold weather. Heretofore this has
been considered rather detriment to
the sale and use of extracted honey.
But when brought more prominently
before the public, and consumers have
become better acquainted with it, it
may now almost be called the leader.
We have always taken the ground that
honey after granulation is in its most
perfect form in which it can be used.
Granulation improves the appearance
of any quality of honey and never fails
to give it lighter shade. 1t also has
a tendency to drive from it any wild
taste and make it purer sweet. In
this condition it is in the best possible
shape for keeping any length of time.
By being free of wax, and if taken
from the comb just as the bees placed
it there, without any melting of the
comb or mixing of any kind, by the
latest improved machinery, it is with
out doubt the purest of all sweets. II
is easily returned to its original form
by simply heating it, and if sealed up
air-tight while hot it will remain in
liquid form for a long time.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-12
A Famous Lace Darner.

Mrs. Mary Somerville was the most
learned woman of the nineteenth CEN
tury, and she did an untold amount of
good for other women by being a
charming lady, an excellent house
keeper aud an accomplished needle
woman, as well as a remarkable as
tronomer and mathematician. She
did her work when our grandmothers
were young and when there was a
great prejudice against "blue stock
ings," but Mrs. Someryille changed a
great many peoples views about blue
stockings. She liked pretty clothes
and was especially fond of fine lace.
As she was never rich, she took the
best of care of her laces, and could
mend them SO well twas as if witcl
had done it--you could not find the
darn. Once her daughters had 1
young lady visiting them who had tn,
bad luck to tear some very fine OLE
point, her most valuable possession
She was found weeping over it by tn,
Misses Someryille aud they said:
why, don't mind about that
when mamma is done what she i
about she'll mend 1T for you, so n,
one will ever know it has been torn.
The visitor was amazed zad in
oredulous, for she knew her hostes
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-12
Afghanistan New Woman.

The new woman has penetrated
even to the harem of the Ameer of
Afghanistan, where she wears male at
tire and does precisely as she pleases.
The Ameer picked her up on his re-
turn journey from the northern part
of his dominions good many years
ago, She had been brought before
him by an indignant father aud pro-
posed husband for punishment. She
would not conform to the usage of the
country and enter the married state,
though she had then reached the age
when it became incumbent upon her
to do so. The girl declared she had
run wild all her life, aud did not wish
to give up her freedom and be shut
up in a harem. She sought the
Ameer's protection aud obtained it.
"All right" he said, 'since you
want to be free you shall be, but free
you must also remain; that is your
punishment. You wish TO live like a
man; you shall live like one, and for
your own protection you must wear
mems clothes"
On her arrival at Cabul she was
given the title of older, or chief, and
was made the harem's messenger. She
cones Gll goes as sne pleases, OR S
ordered, both by night aud day, aud
no one, even in slanderous Cabul, has
ever breathed a word against her fair
name.-Ladies' Pictorial.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-12
strange Law to Induce Marriage.

Tho Argentine Republic has passed
n remarkable law to encourage mar
riage. It inAicts a fine upon any per-
son of manageable age who rejects a
proposal. Here is the statute:
''People of manageable age OF
either sex who refuse an offer to wed
without reasons which are considered
valid in law shall not be permitted to
marry thereafter without the per-
mission of the Government. They
shall, moreover, pay an indemnity
sum of not more than $500 to the per-
son whose offer they have refused"
Young men and women under twenty
years old are exempt from the law and
can marry as they please. After they
are twenty eight the men are obliged
to pay a heavy tax if they remain
single.
In Argentina women propose as well
as men, so an unmarried young man
between twenty and twenty eight years
old in that country has troublesome
time. Not only is he made to pay a
tax for being bachelor, but il he re-
fuses proposal he has to pay the
proposer fine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-12
Reign of tho Sash,

We are likely to have a reign of the
sash again. They are being worn a
great deal in London, and not few
of them are seen here. The costume
worn by Miss st. John in the second
act of "The Geisha," at Days, shows
a most remarkable effect in sash ar
rangements, the large one she wears
covering almost the whole of the front
of her skirt. A London fashion paper
declares:
'Sashes fall from the waist to the
hem on many of the winter skirts,
whether made for day or evening
wear, and they appear to be carelessly
tied, starting from loose bow. This
is the general treatment. The new
est is the Vatican sash, coming be-
tween the shoulder blades and thence
descending to the feet, combining the
grace of the Vatican plait with the
sash, which is always great addition.
For these several purposes there is a
liberal choice of ribbons in stripes,
especially velvet and. silk combined,
or in checks, which include some I'M
usually bold tartans, and in plain rich
peau de sole of the vivid red tones
which are so becoming and often SC
delightful an addition to winter dress. u
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-01-12

One of those poveriy-stricken speci-
mems Of humanity who frequent Chest
nut street so frequently in search Of
the price of nights lodging happened
along Seventh street late last evening,
looking for place TO roost He saw
one of those large bread barrows in
front of a bakery near Mifflin street,
and after moments calculation
thought he could lie in there comfort
ably all night. Lifting the lid the
wanderer climbed inside and dropped
off to sleep. In the morning he was
awakened in the most startling man
ner by being assailed with regular
avalanche of hot tloaves of bread, which
descended from the bakers baskets.
Cries of "help" aud murder" rent
the morning air, and the excited
bakers ran inside to secure brooms
and other weapons to finish the man
in the barrow. The tramp, however,
fought bravely, and finally succeeded
in digging himself out of the barrow.
Grabbing big loaf in each hand, the
lucky vagrant ran up Seventh street
with three angry bakers in hot pur-
suit, but as the tramp was the fresh
est, he turned up small street and
soon disappeared. Philadelphia Rec
ord.