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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
strange PeopI. of rocupIs.

Australian papers which arrived at
Vancouver, B. c., give interesting do.
tails OF the cruise of H. NJ. s. Mohawk
in the Solomon Islands. An officer Of
the warship says:
"One Of the most interesting features
in connection with our cruise was the
visit to Tocupia. Its people certainly
are not Kanakanas, wooly-haired or
stunted in stature, but on the contrary
its 800 inhabitants are giants. One
we measured was six feet ten inches
tall. The women arc proportionally
large.
"The men have long straight hair
which they dye q flaxen color and
which in thick folds hangs over their
copper-tinted shoulders. The women
have their hair cut short. They may
be related to the Samoans or Maoris,
but they certainly differ so much from
the Polynesian as to make their his
tory most interesting.
"They have no weapons Of defense.
They marry only once, the supersti.
tion being that il q married man or
woman dies the deceased's spirit has
gone ahead and is waiting for the other
half"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The least distance OF Mars from tho
sarth is about $4,000, 900 miles, and
hat of Venus "a, 100000.
A dredging and shoveling apparatus
worked by electricity has been sup
Piled to Colorado placer mine by o
manufacturing company.
The elephant has more muscles in
It's trunk than any other creature pos
,esses in its entire body, their mum.
Der being no fewer than 1000.
Professor Lupo, Of Naples, Italy,
puts his patients with diabetes upon
IN exclusive vegetable diet with no
restriction as to kind, as he claims,
with the most satisfactory results.
M. Becquerel reported two years
ago that salts of uranium throw off IN
invisible radiance much like that of
lhe Roentgen rays, and q variety of
pitchblendc has been found by M. and
Nine. Curio to possess that property
to much greater degree.
In Germany the Stag from furnaces
is used in the manufacture of bricks.
The Stag is granulated and mixed with
lime and water, and the mortar, or
concrete, SO produced is placed in
molds and is allowed to set. The
bricks are grayish white in color.
Mancoba rubber is produced in
Brazil by simply cutting the bark of
the tree, letting the sap run in drops
to the base, where by the action of the
SUMS rays it coagulates and forms an
irregular solid mass, which is gathered
by the natives and sold to the middle
men, by whom it is shipped to Amer
lea and Europe.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
The Hearlert MAN on Earth.

II greatest were the test of ayoir-
dupois the place of honor would be
filled by Maurice Canon, o native of
the small frontier town Of Stein, in
the State Of Constance. This man is
said to weigh not less than fifty stone,
and may claim to be the heaviest man
on earth. He measures over 100
inches around the waist and sixty
four around the thigh. His enormous
weight does not apparently incon-
venience nim. for he is active and in
robust health. He is well-to-do,
middle-aged farmer, and, though his
gigantic proportions naturally make
him an object of curiosity to his neigh
borg, he has declined all offers to
stray from his native fields. Human
itarian.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
ON THE FARM.

Well, boys, the corn is glttin' dry
And huskin' time Is drawn nighl
1t does my wrinkled old heart good
To look out where the green corn stood
And see instead shocks turnin' brown
And punkins lollin' all aroun'-
The old redskinsl they spile my eyes
Fer anythin' but punkln pies.
l see the airly frost has come
And teched the path OF cabbage some;
hope the winter wheat amt hurt,
Last week 1t tuck lively spurt;
So, with some snow to mat 1t we'll,
reckon 1t can wait spell
J'ever think grain OF wheat
Looks like them "rolls" the town folks eati
The turkeys is a-growin' fat
III them birds knew where they was at
They wouldn't stun themselves that way,
Pervidin' fer Thanksgivin' day.
The crops is In; the fall is here
And what old rip-snortin' yedrl
1t makes my wrlnkled old heart swell
Sometimes to-hear that dinner belll
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07

The 'slittle brown men" OF Japan
are catching up rapidly with the ways
of civilization. Directors of the Nishi
Mari Railway Company have discov-
cred deficiency of $27O,O 900 in the
company's assets and havo demanded
On explanation. President Manako
has made an unsatisfactory statement
TO the effect that the MISSING money
has been used for promotion ex-
penses." It appears that this com.
Pany was organized several years ago
With s15.oOo,ooo capital, to build
railroad from the south to the north
end Of Formosa. Actual work has
never been commenced, and the money
paid In for stock has apparently been
squandered. Verify, Civilization on
her luminous wings" has lost no time
in soaring over to Japan.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
A NAPoLeoNIc ENSIGN.
How Young Curtin, o. s. NJ, Demanded the
Surrender of Ponce.

| Surrender of Ponce.
Richard Harding Davis, in an article
in Scribner's Magazine on the Porto
Rico Campaign, relates how Ensign
Curtin demanded the surrender Of
Ponce, as follows:
He is about the youngest-looking
boy in the navy, and he is short Of
stature, but in his methods he is
Napoleonic. He landed, with O let.
ter, for the military commander,
which demanded the surrender OF the
port and city, and he wore his side.
arms, and an expression in which
there was no trace Of pity. The Cap
tain OF the Port informed him that the
military commander was at Ponce,
but that he might be persuaded to
surrender if the American naval officer
would condescend to drive up to
Ponce, and make his demands in per-
con. The American officer fairly
shook and quivered with indignation.
"Zounds," and "Gadzooks," and
"Hang 1t, SIR" would have utterly
failed to express his astonishment.
Had it come to this, then, that an on
sign, holding the Presidents commits
sion, and representing such ship of
terror as the Wasp, was to 60 to O
mere colonel, commanding district
Of 60, 900 inhabitants?
"How long will it take that military
commander to get down here il he
hurries9" demanded Ensign Curtin.
The trembling Captain Of the Port,
the terrified foreign consuls and the
custom house officials thought that
swift-moving cab might bring him to
the port in half hour.
"Have your telephone about tho
placer asked the Napoleonic Curtin.
They had.
"Then call him up and tell him that
If he doesn't come down hero in o
hack in thirty minutes and surrender,
I shall lombard Poncei'
This was the Ensign's ultimatum.
He turned his back on the terrified
inhabitants and returned to his gig.
Four hacks started on mad race for
Ponce, and the central Office OF the
telephone rang with hurry calls.
On his way out to the ship Ensign
Curtin met Commander Davis on his
way to tho shore. Commander Davis
looked at his watch. ''I shall extend
his time another half hour" said Com
mander Davis. Ensign Curtin sa-
luted sternly, making no criticism
upon this weak generosity on the
part Of his superior officer, but ho
could afford to be magnanimous.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
A budget of DefinitIona.

Memory-The index to persons
thoughts.
Barytone-The singer who is classed
as bass imitation.
Sympathy-The connecting link be.
tween Joy and sorrow.
Bluff-A pretty good substitute for
anything but brains.
Roomy-The fat with many rooms.
but with no room in any Of them.
Sentiment-A good thing as long as
it can be kept on paying basis.
Misunderstanding that is espec-
tally golden when We have nothing to
say.
Conscience-The part of a man that
hurts him when his neighbor does
wrong.-Chicago Daily News.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07

1.-THE most dramatic romance of the war
with Spain is that OF young Lieutenant
Luke W. Terrill, OF Louisville, KY, and
Senorita Maxia Antoaius, OF Barcelona,
Spain. Its situations aro Us marvellous as
those OF any melodrama, its motives as
tcnder as those Of any idyl ever written.
1t is story OF battle and deathand mourn
Ing and loyc. Its recital Is u bit OF descrip-
reveille, then death cry, tho mourning
voice Of woman, song OF lovc and the
chino OF marriage bells. A Kentucky lieu
tenant and Spanish captain and the girl
who was the daughter OF one and will be
bride OF tho other, are the three chief
figures in the romance.l
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07

In New York aud other cities the
public authorities are hotly blamed
for the inadequacy Of school accommo.
dations. and the building Of now
Bchoolhouses presses hard upon the
reluctant appropriations, especially in
wards where the population is rapidly
Increased by immigration. Often st
Is necessary to hire extra rooms. In
Boston there has been at least one in
stance where q new schoolroom was
opened and Immediately filed by chill
dren who had not been two months in
America. Our climate hardly permits
as to adopt custom Of the smaller
Towns Of Greece, wherc the children
often sit on benches in tho open air,
under the shade Of o tree-from which
The teacher can easily cut switch.
xho young Turk not only comh BE
Koran In an out-of-door schod BIZ
learns to write on the ground, u be
his finger or stick in place Of pen or
pencil.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07

NJ. de Roger, who is recognized as
one of the leading authorities on ques-
lions of heraldry and genealogy in
France, calculates that in single year
about $4,000, 900 have found their
way into the pockets of the French
nobility through the successful quest
ofAmerican heiresses by titled French
men, and it was not accounted an ex-
ceptionally successful year for the
French nobility either. 1t is only
about the average harvest. sad to say.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07

La Patrie, the official organ of the
French Canadians, is reminded by
England's course with respect to Fas-
hoda Of the cruel tyranny with which
the United States has treated Spain.
Right" it says, sis nothing to the
Anglo-Saxon from tho moment when
he is certain that he is the stronger.
That is indeed amusing, observes the
Now York Times; it also casts some
light on the feeling Of France for this
country. Tho French Canadians, as
Is we'll known, are considerably moro
French than Canadian, and just as
their language is in way more really
Gallo than that of Paris, so their
opinions can be taken as expressing
more frankly the real opinions of
France than do the numerous inter-
views with cosmopolitan Parisians that
have been supplied to us. And the
French Canadians believe that the
United States was utterly wrong and
that Spain was utterly right in tho
recent arGumentl We'll, we'll, WE'LL
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07

further" he said. "I want to die on
the hacienda, but in the sunshine.
Call Maxia."
She had come and kissed his hands
and wept as o frightened child. He
had petted and soothed her and then
turned to the big man who wore the
uniform of the enemy.
'You have been a generous foe.
Keep this coat. 1t will rcmind you of
o Spaniard's death wound and his
thanks.
Americana, the darkness and the
cold are como. Kiss me, my friend.
Adios."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07

A clergyman was very much vexed
by one of his congregation. An old
man used to go to sleep during the
sermon. The clergyman offered the
old mans grandson a penny il he
would keep his grandfather awake.
This went on all right for a month.
One Sunday the old man went to
sleep as usual. The clergyman asked
the boy why he did not keep his grand
father awake. The boy answered:
"You offered me penny to keep
him awake, but grandfather gives mo
twopence not to disturb him. Spare
Moments.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
j For an ancient despotism they have
some strikingly modern ways in China.

1t has been calculated by Genoese
journal that the discovery of America
cost about $1,000. Columbus had q
salary Of s3a3; the captains of the
Nina and Pinta got $3.50 each; the
sailors received 50. each per month.
qho outfit of the expedition amounted
to s2s0O.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07

The Pesther Lloyd, OF Vienna, Aus
tria, reviews the legislation in relation
to anarchism passed in different States
during the last fifteen years. 1t be.
gins with laws against the criminal use
Of explosives adopted in England, an
example that was followed little later
by Germany and Austria. Later on
the Belgian laws affecting anarchism
were made more stringent. Between
1892 and 1894 no fewer than three diff
ferent acts we're passed in France, and
these received sharp application af-
ter the murder Of President Carnot.
As a result of this crime by the Italian
Oaserio, three similar laws were passed
IN Italy. They were suspended two
years afterwards, but in consequence
Of the disturbances at Milan were re-
enacted in q more severe form. Spain
and Portugal have introduced similar
notifications in their criminal legisla-
tion. Russia deals with the Nihilists
in her own fashion. There is, there
fore, no lack OF legislation on the sub
ject, aud the Pesther Lloyd argues
that all that is necessary is that each
nation should enforce energetically its
own DEGREES. This would lead to a
practical international agreement be-
tween all police authorities. 1t will
remain for the different Powers to de-
eide whether anarchist murders are to
be dealt with as political .or common
crima. -
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

As q Special Concession-Not a New Dis
covery-An InvitatIon-Stated With
Precision - Evidence OF Ability - A
Grave Charge-His Sisters Way, Etc.
"You'll be sorry for thisl'' the horse thief
cried,
"Im man OF the highest pedigreel"
"Well, that's all right" the leader replied,
"We'll hang you on your family tree"
Chicago Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
Matnrlnn Trnnhr.

One OF the special trophies of the
battle of Waterloo was carried of by
the Scots Greys, the regiment which,
at Dettingen, in 174s, captured tho
white standard of the celebrated
Household Cavalry of France, the
proudest trophy that warlike ambition
might coyet.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
A Grave Charge.

First Police Official (anxiousIy)--
''I hear that one of our men has beaten
half dozen inoffensiye citizens to
death"
Second Police Official (hotly)-'T
that horrible charge is true, I'll-I'll
hang me if I don't have him trans
ferred to another precinct"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
O.-An Hour-GIass.

l. Murmers OF discomfort. 2. Con-
inuing for long time. 3. A god
less. 4. A short sleep. 5. A con-
Ionant Fin Profectum. 6. A kind of
Tehicle. 7. A dart. s. A kind OF
plate. o. A place for walking.
Centrals-A great historical charac-
:er.
i.-Thrce Buried Cities and One Buried
State.
1. After whist, bezique became the
fashionable game. 2. In the next
,hapter, the character of Imogene
vanished entirely. 3. There fell
largo bomb yard or two from where
was standing. 4. found Ernest
Ixasperated at tho unjust treatment
he had received.
s.-Five Pied Lakes of the United States.
1. Aeerrsty. 2. Ellstum. 8. Ade-
ion. 4. Ddmmonur. 8. Cedgskiw.
Solutions to Previous Puzzles.
IA Geographical Charade. On
iar-io.
"A Proverb Puzzle.-A rolling
stone gathers no moss.
IA Diamond
d
L e Z
D e WEY
d E L
Y
capitation-Broil, roll, oil,
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Evidence of Ability.

"Skidley always seems Industrious"
remarked the gossip. "And yet he
never accomplishes much.
eyes," replied the eager listener;
she's one of these people who, when
ever they do anything, make you thin,,l
they'd be frst-rate hands at something
else. ."-Washington Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
GA Double AcrostIc.

GA Double Acrostlc.
l. A place of burial.
2. A person famed for noble action.
8. A masculine name.
4. To injure.
5. A proposition.
6. A plant.
The finals give the name of city.
The primals give the city's nick
name.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
GlarinE Exception.

'Talk about men being punished
in this life for their misdeedsl' ex-
claimed Civilians.
"Well, what new light have you
got on that subject?" asked Stint.
Didn't you read about that tor
nado out West few weeks ago that
struck train and upset car? The
only man in it who wasn hurt was
the baggageman. "-ChicagN Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
His Mistake.

She-"They say that a little learn
ing is dangerous thing"
He-"Yes, guess it is. / fould
it so once. I stopped investigating
when I found out how much property
my first wife's father was supposed to
own, without going ahead and making
inquiries as to his debts. But I'll
never get taken in that way again. -
Cleveland Leader.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
An Invitation.

First Tramp-"Do yer want ter
take lunch wild me to-morrer?"
Second Tramp-'Take lunch wid
you?"
First Tramp-"Yes; 1 know an ole
woman what t'ink is soft-hearted
enough to hand out grub fer two of
us. "-Puek.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
eroU HAVE BEEN GENEROUS FOE. ),

IMPLORE you
to keep the coat.
Its bloodstains
and its bullet
holes will re-
mind you of q
ISpaniard's death
wound and his
thanks.
"America N %,
the darkness and
the cold are
come. Kiss Mo
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
His Sisters WAY,

Teacher-"Bobby, if your mother
gave your sister six apples to divide
equally with you, how many would
you get?"
Bobby-"None."
: Teacher-"Why, Bobby, you'd get
three apples"
: Bobby-"You don't know my sis
ter. Chicago Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
stated With Precision.

Stated with Precision.
'I suppose" said the admiring
friend, "that you gave great deal of
thought to that big case you just
won?"
'No," answered the lawyer, "I
never gave a bit OF thought to it.
But" he added reaectively, II sold a
lot. Washington Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
Not a New Discovery.

Not New Discovery.
IA member of the French Acad-
emy says that the growth of hair can
be stimulated by music" remarked
Mrs. barley.
: "Well, he needn't think that is a
new discovery" replied Mr. barley.
"I've heard many hair raising song
myself"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
The FIsh's Trouble.

"How are you getting on?" asked
the first fish,"
"No luck at all" replied the second
fish. "The man at the end of the line
is an idiot"
! whats the troublel'
'I took the bait an hour ago, aud
I've been watching ever since for him
to put some more on. ."-London Judy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
war, and he proposed and was 40

The senorita and her duenna re-
turned to the hacienda that day. The
Lieutenant was to follow them the
next, but the yellow fiend forbade it.
Instead of going to the hacienda he
was sent home on the Relief.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
French and British coronets.

French counts have nine equal pearls
in their coronets, while the British
baron is entitled TO q coronet Of four
big pearls.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
Turning Away wrath.

cit really made me indignant, Hen
rietta," said Mr.. Meekton, when you
intimated that I had notaccomplished
much in this life."
"Indeedl"
eyes. / don't like to dispute your
opinions. But to suggest that a man
who succeeded in becoming your hus-
band hasn't achieved much does seem
just little bit unjust"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
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HosANNA AND liUZzAH.

slenccd; tho
mandate Peacei The foundry
Ere n Il rour rhearh hoyer
safe meath tho lions The sacrifice
will calto tho Will nocr
to God OF Thehr Of klndle
ours
Who haks the justice The Q
the gandes
the world n on
We will the West We will
Grace Dumc Boylan, in Chicago
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
Armed For the Fray.

Wilkins (about to discharge the
cook)-'T'm mighty glad 1 saved these
football things of Toms. Life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-12-07
PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

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pear In succeeding issue.