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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
LET 1T BE.

Let be the river! What does it avail
course?
The strongest effort does but faint and
fail
Skill yields, ut-tired, to resistless force,
The highest rock is oyerleapt by spray,
The silent waters fret each bar away.
vainly tho bullwark fashioned deep and
wide,
New bed contrived, new turn by cunning
wrought;
Steady, resistless, onward flows the tide,
Each gathering wave with gathering
purpose fraught,
TIL, full and free, rejoicing In its strength,
1t sweeps to oceans mighty arms at
length.
Let be the riverl Let the loved alone
To meet the fate, and shape the circum'
stance.
We dream the future, fancying all our
What does but wait the Gallo time and
chance;
Foredoomed, the path before the pilgrim
lies,
The sunset lurking in the morning skies.
Let be the riverl Hail its ripping smile,
Listen to its song, and shiver to its sigh;
Let its chafed beauty weary hours beguile,
Watch how 1t darkens to tho darkening
sky;
We cannot cloud or brighten, speed or
check
Nor alter on its way the tiniest beck.
Let be the river thenl Where lilies float,
And blue forget-me-nots beside 1t SHIN
mer,
Take gladness in its suns reflected mote.
And soothing from its moonhghts'
dreamy gllmmer;
Happy if still your faltering footsteps
tend
Beside its varying currents to the endl
All the Year Round
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
Was a Highly Esteemed Friend. r-

ga Worcester man," says the Wor-
cester Gazette, "who makes frequent
trips to Europe fell in with fascinating
stranger the last time he was across.
The stranger, who may be designated
as Ferguson, because that does not
sound at all like his real name, was an
American, his manners were those of
a gentleman, and he seemed to be well
supplied with money and to know
great many people worth knowing. In
conversation with the Worcester man
one day Ferguson said: Worcester
is charming city, and 1 have some
very dear friends there. L presume
you know Colonel e. j. Russell? He
is an old and highly esteemed friend,
to whom L am deeply indebted for
many favors' When the Worcester
man returned home he met Colonel
Russell one day, and in course of con-
versation remarked that he had met
man in Europe who seid that he was
an old friend. Colonel Russell thought
for a moment, and then he replied
'Oh, yes, 1 remember Ferguson very
well. L ought to, for he lived with
me for seven years once. twas when
I was Warden of the State prison at
Charlestown, and will say that Fer
guson was one of the quietest and best
behaved prisoners that ever had. "
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

took possession of the Crocodile.
There was nothing for George to do
but to submit, and so he and his ship
were taken back to Cartagena.
But directly they arrived there,
George telegraphed the British am
bassador at Madrid to say that the
Crocodile had been illegally arrested
by Spanish man-of-war. For the
sea within three miles of the coast is
held, by international law, to belong
to the nation which owns that coast;
and, as George had been within three
miles of Gibraltar at the time when he
was caught, his ship had been seized
in British waters. He also sent a
similar one to Messrs Evans and Har-
rison in London.
In matters of this kind the British
foreign office acts with great prompti-
tude and firmness. They communi-
Gated at once with the authorities at
Gibraltar, who confirmed Georges
statements in every particular, and in
less than forty-eight hours the Croco-
dile was released. In addition to
this, the Spanish government had the
pleasure of paying twenty-five thou
sand dollars damages for illegal cap
ture and detention.
And, strange to say, George Will
Jams is still great favorite with his
employers, Messrs. Evans and Harri-
son.-To-Day.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
Snnkes ns Rat Cntchers.

They appear to be turning snakes to
a good account in Brazil, for rats have
become so abundant there that a do
mestic snake, the giboya, which has
about the circumference of the arm, is
sold in the market place in Rio Janeiro
TO be kept in the house as a protection
against rodents. II would seem that
the serpent pursues its prey more for
the pleasure there is in it than from a
sense of hunger, since it is said it rare
ly eats the rats caught Similar in its
habits and attachments to the domes-
tic cat of our more Northern ATTITUDES,
the giboya will, il is said, find the way
back to the house Of its master even if
transported TO a considerable distance
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. -.

Silenced-A Twofold Indiscretion-Mis
apprehension-The Mountain to Ma
homet-His Command of Language
Oratory-A Baseless Appeal, Etc, Etc.
The kicker was ready his feelings to tell
Concerning his various woes,
For his dinner was cold, and ill-tastlng as
WE'LL
And his bed was too hard for repose.
But his eye chanced to light on the paper
that night
Which told of the lads far away
And the life that they led in the thick of
the fight,
And then he had nothing to say.
And the mercury rose to the top of the
glass
In the air that was heavy and still;
And he had to deduct when his money he'd
pass
A share for the government till.
Existence seemed only merclless moil,
With little to bid him be gay;
With only new promise of trouble and
toll
But the kicker had nothing to say.
Washington Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

Learned men have been discussing
the question for ages whether any
thing in the way of hospitals was
known to the ancients. Now it is an
nounced that one has actually been
discovered at Baden, Germany, con-
tanning fourteen rooms, supplied with
many kinds of medical, pharmaceuti-
cal and surgical apparatus, probes,
tubes, pincers, cauterizing instru-
ments and even q collection of safety
pins for bandaging wounds. There
are also medicine spoons in bone and
silver, measuring vessels. jars and
pots for ointment, some still contain
ing traces of the ointment used. The
latest date of the coins found appears
to be the reign of Hadrian, who was
Emperor A. d. 117-13S, from which it
is inferred that it was a military hos
pital. Verify there is nothing new
under the san.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

Tho New York Tribune observes.
Some German missionaries went to
China and got killed by mob; where
upon Germany, by way of indemnity,
seizeda Chinese port and the ada
cent territory. And now German
Consul General, in an official report,
dwells upon the desirability of getting
still more Chinese territory, and says
the easiest way to do SO is to send
more missionaries Talk about cold
bloodedness That suggestion is
enough to send cold shivers down the
spine of the most heartless cynic in
the world.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
A Welsh Name Translated.

A correspondent of London paper
says: 81 met recently with a transla-
ton into English of the name of the
village in Anglesey which boast tie
longest name in the United Kingdom.
1 send you copy below, thinking it
may interest your readers:
Llan fair pwil gwpn =
Church Mary hollow white
gyil goger y - chwyrn 70
hazel near to the rapid
drobwll Llan Disilio
whirlpool church Saints name)
gogo - goch
cave red
that is, the Church of Saint Mary
in hollow of white hazel near to the
rapid whirlpool, and to st. Disilio
near to a red cave"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

The heart weighs nearly twelve
ounces.
Milk is not rendered less favorable
to digestion 10y being stcrilized.
Fine coal or slack coal has proven
very effective in England as filtering
material for sewage.
A person walking at the rate of four
miles per hour consumes 2300 cubic
inches of air per minute.f
The cost of fuel on steam railroads
is about ten per cent. of the operating
expenses and on electric roads it is
about five per cent.
The Austrian Government serum
factory in Vienna for the treatment of
diphtheria disposed of 80, 434 bottles
of the remedy last year.
In Germany, $4,000 acres are used
for growing willows for basket-making,
and in France willow culture is a still
more important industry.
A simple method of cleaning iron
from IuSt, buHBcStcu ny w. Nuli hVl
ing, is to immerse it with rod of
zinc in an acid bath, the two metals
being electrically coupled.
The tip of the tongue is chiefly SEN
sible to pungent and acid tastes, the
middle portion of sweets or bitters,
while the back is confined entirely to
the favors of roast meat and fatty sub
stances.
A French experimenter, Camille
Dareste, has found that the germ in
the hens egg is not destroyed by an
electric current that would kill an
adult fowl, but that the germ is so
modified in most cases that a monstros-
ity will be Matched.
The human system can endure heat
of 212 degrees, the boiling point of
water, because the skin is a bad con-
ductor and because the perspiration
cools the body. Men have withstood
without injury heat Of 500 degrees
for several minutes.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

According to the revised report OF
the Census Board of the Russian In
terror Office, the Empire of the Gar
has o population of 129, 900, 900 in
habitants, of whom "a, 100000 are in
European provinces. China alone sur
passes this number, having from $780,
600, 200 to 400, 900, 900 of population.
According to area, the provinces
which have the greater populations
are Caucasia, with 5000, COO, and
Poland, with 100000. Since 1885
the population of the Russian Empire
has increased from 1OS, 100000 to
1000, 900, or at the rate of over
1900, 600 year.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

According to conservative estimates,
nearly one-third of the native popula-
tion of Cuba perished during the three
years that have elapsed since the in
surrection was born. What does this
mean to the Cubans? 1t means pre-
cisely what the loss of 10000, 900
Americans by battle, disease and star
vation would mean to the Republic.
1t is blow equal in proportion, tri-
fling as it may appear by comparison
of figures.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

Jim Thompson's this way-can't be
drove
An don't set much on clothes or style;
He gifts round by the kitchen stove
An smokes his old cob pipe pile;
When anyone talks politics
Or how the 'lectlon's going to go,
An how the country's In fix.
Jim Thompson says: I'D 'ye reckon so?"
Jim Thompson, he's tho hired hand,
An he can husk an pitch an plow,
Er tell you what's tho best of land,
Err drive a team or milk n COW;
And II you asst him here some day
Jist keerless-like, you understand,
Bout who he was, he'd up and say,
"Jlm Thompson, I'm tho hired hand"
Chicago Evening Post.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

General Miles ordered veterinary
surgeons to accompany troops into
action, so that the sufferings of the
horses and mules injured in battle
might be ended. That may seem like
a small matter, but it shows that in
small things, as in great, Americans
are kind hearted, and it helps to make
the world understand that we rereally
capable of carrying on q war of hu-
manity.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
HE'S THE HIRED HAND.

Jim Thompson, he's the hired hand,
He's with us clean from spring to fall,
And through the winter, understand,
Them cold days when the woods to haul
lie rousts out early, bitches up
Thom clay-bank mules, and makes ZEN
stand
TIL he climbs In and hollers "HupP
Jim Thompson, he's the hired hand.
Jim Thompson he don't say much
AS some folks do-he's sorter slow
An Wit he's got an awful clutch
In them air hand o. his, you know;
Pears like they're iron, say, er steel,
An come right down on you ksrslapi
An when they grip you, seems they feel
Some tighter than a muskrat trap.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

A little girl in Kansas City found
pocketbook containing $3.50 in cash
and $500 in promissory notes, and
returned it to the owner. Instead of
sending her away with the usual
thanks, accompanied with good ad-
vice, tho owner presented her with
fine bicycle. This action was tan
gible acknowledgment of honesty.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

The spectacle of Captain Glass be-
ing obliged to courteously inform the
Governor of the Ladrone Islands that
Spain and the United States were at
war before demanding his surrender
imparts that touch of humor which is
rarely lacking in even the most tragic
occurrences.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
The WAY to Win Her.

Auctioneer-"Ou man out there in
the crowd bids up dollar on this an
tique bureau, but the women don't
seem to get interested"
Manager of .Sale-"Tell the idiot to
bid up quarter of a cent. Detroit
journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
A Speaking Likeness.

"Amie, DEAR" said her dulcet-
toned rival, "these latest photo
graphs of yours make me think of
Tom. They're just like him.
''Why, you old darlingl Where's
the resemblance"
'They fatter you SO.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
Not Under False CoIors.

Would-be Purchaser Ito boy left
for the moment in charge of stand)-
"Say, sonny; what are you selling or
anges for to-day?"
Boy-"Why, oranges, O. course.
Do you s'pose I'm sellln' EN- fer kok-
s?"-Puck.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

The aggregate of subscription for the
war bonds was 81, 1865, 600, 900. 1t is
interesting TO compare this fine large
sum of available cash with the scanty
coins which were fished out of stock
ings aud old teapots by the people of
Snain
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

Coal Dealer (anxiously y)-"Hold onl
That load hasn't been weighed. 1t
looks to me rather large for ton"
Driver" '"Tain't intended for ton.
It's two tons"
Dealer-''Beg pardon. Go ahead. )"
New York Weekly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
Oratory.

"And is Rockford so much of an or
ator?"
"Mqn, he could describe a board
ing house dried beef supper in such
language that your mouth would
water with desire. ."-Cincinnati En-
quirer..
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
decentralization.

Miss Bookleigh-"Did you over
read how in the war of 1912 the press
gang went about?"
Miss Gayleigh-"No, dear; but how
lovely it must have been to live in
those days. New York Word.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
His Command of Language.

She-"An editor has to have great
command of language, does he not?"
He-"Oh, yes. He frequently or
ders four or five thousand words. -
Indianapolis journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
A Baseless Appeal.

Mr.. Meeker-"But, Philipena, you
don't go the right way to work with
me. You should appeal to the good
and noble in me-"
Mrs. Meeker-"You wish me, then,
to be silent. Life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

HAVE often won
dered whether it
would not be pos
sible to tell a tale
of marine adven-
ture in fairly in
telligible 9 Ian
guage. All the
sea stories that 1
have ever read
have been written
in o kind of nau-
tical iargon. So
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

J Heroes are as thick rs grasshop-
pers in the army aud the navy. If
the hand of authority is laid upon any
commonplace fellow unknown to
fame, he responds with some start
ling deed of valor.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
ATvotoId Indiscretion.

Benham-''I made the mis- take of
my life when 1 married you"
Mrs. Benham-"You made the
mistake of both our lives. Town
Topics.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

The chief imports into ChiDa from
the United States are cotton goods,
cigars and cigarettes, flour, ginseng,
machinery, medicines, kerosene oil
and timber.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

"I feel like a store with a bargain
sale," groaned Tommy, as he APP
preached from the direction of the
pantry, the immediate surroundings
OF his mouth being a suspicious dark
red.
"What's the matter, my dear?"
"Jam inside. Detroit Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
The Mountain to Mahomet

Guest-"What cheap lot of china
she uses?"
Other Guest-"Yes; she's determ-
ined to make the servants pay for all
they break. Detroit journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
On IlniY.

Inquiring Person-"What time did
the hotel catch fire?"
Fireman. Midnight"
Inquiring Person-"Everybody get
out safeP"
Fireman-"All except the night
watchman. They couldn' wake him
up in time. Tit Bits.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

It is perfectly safe to assume that
the flag of tho United States looks
remarkably handsome floating over
Santiago.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
RATES OF ADVERTISING,

One Square, one inch, one insertion. I 90
One Square. one inch, one month. =. 500
One Square. one inch, three months. 90
One Square one inch, one year see. 100
Two Squares, one year -. .......... 10 %
Quarter Column, one year. ....,...... 81 90
half Column, one year ............ 5000
Ono Column, one year. ........ 100 W
Legal advertisements ten cents per lins
each insertion
Marriages and death notices gratis.
All bills ior yearly advertisements collected
quarterly Temporary advertisements must
be paid in advances.
Job work-casd on delivers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
Up-to-Datc.

The Park Commissioner was order
ing statue.
81 suppose" said the sculptor,
"that you want the warrior mounted?'
Eyes, yes, of course" replied the
spokesman. "He ought to be
mounted, unquestionably; but just
now you'd better conine your work
to tho figure of the man, and well tell
you later whether to put it on horse
or bicycle"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

"After tho torpedo boat destroyer
what?" asks London paper. The
Gloucester.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
Tho Great Use For Cents

Cawker-"My wife always buys two
stamps at a time so that she can get a
cent change out of the nickel" "
Cumso-"Whatd does she want with
the cent?"
Cawker-"She saves them all until
she has five, aud then she pays her
street car fare with them. Atlanta
Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

With few battleships as interpre-
ters Admiral Dewey can make himself
understood in any language.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31
The Snnnshot ArnIn.

Miriam-"Did you take the picture
of the young man on the mantel?"
Mildred-"Yes.
Miriam-"Friend of yours, | sup
pose?"
Mildred-"Well, he was before L
took the picture. ."-Yonkers States
man,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-08-31

There are more public holidays in
Honolulu, Hawai-, than in any other
city IN the world,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-08-20
lGe,dy rr.it saA yeeetah,eA

There II very little fruit stored away
In cellars that IL not covered with some
iungous growth. It may be invisible,
but there Is some mold on nearly every
apple and everything else brought up
to the light. All apples and other fruit
ought to b thoroughly washed and
wiped. There IL generally less danger
from vegetables, because these are
cooked, but celery, which IL brought
on the table raw, ought to Be carefully
washed and wiped. It IL now gener-
ally conceded that mold IL . fruitful
cause Of diphtheria, and that It may
be acquired from handling moldy
apples, leather, er-anything whore mold
has free chance 10 grow. II there u
this from fruit stored IN q clean cellar,
we'd whitswasbeA and frequently ven
tilated, how much mnse disease mast
luek - a.naCleeAsd epllar rAsre sene-
times x5ee4 mold eogess the walls and
Annk, usdady dSnk3s d vtG6tah3es =
el1pvtJd - III "a 4he ong41t1 Keep
She kallnr eoodn, - ifFlat 90 tinhlly
n oin1ne - Si1 - 1uan1pet.ssN.s E.
A110uu - sh<@Vsss = = -
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-08-20
Z kEfC1UM IDAHO SATURDAY AUGUST 20,

more than nix years Of age, stood ON
the sidewalk below listening 70 the
coevsrsation. ~Hello, little one. what
aru you 'rubbsr-nseking' there forT
said willard. "Yes," added Wells.
.stale the rubber out Of your neck and
70 along" With . look OF scorn, min-
Rled with one Of amusement, the little
one said. pointing hrst 70 Wells and
then to willard: "If had the rubber
out of your neck and the wheels out OF
that fellows head could make bicy-
Gle and ride away" With this quick
retort the young miss walked away
with : self-satisaed grin on her pretty
face, amid peals Of laughter from the
ehie3 and other MISUNDERSTANDING
PDot.lntolliRencer.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-08-20
DRESSING THE HAIR.
sozns ssasibls Suggestions for the Yoang
Ladies'.

soms Sensible Suggestions for the Xoun1
Ladies'.
The prettiest way to arrange your
hair7 Especially il it II very long, very
thick, and a most beautiful color. yet
cannot be worn hanging down in braids,
because you are too tall for ything so
childish, nor fastened up in graceful
Psyche knot At the back Of the head.
quite near the neck. because it is too
heavy, and comes tumbling down at in
convenient seasons. Lovely hair. but
an embarrassment Of riches, il it not !?
If it were my hair, and were the
dear young girl who finds it bother
and burden, would coil it up on top
OF my head and wear it like q crown. I
wouldn't mind its having the effect OF
making me look taller. and l would
stand up very straight. and look A. tall
as could. In my opinion height u .
beauty, and I never care about girls
being tall, except to admire her. Tall
girls must mind that they carry them
selves well, and do not stoop nor crane
their head forward a If they had lost
something and were perpetually look
ing for it. You remember Tennyson's
picture. do you not, a word picture such
a. only poet could paint:
"a daughter Of the gods.
Divinely tall. and most divinsly fair."
II the coronal effect were unbecom-
ing. or gave feeling Of weight On top
of my head, then / would braid the hair
ia several strands, and mass It all over
the back of tho head. would simply
rart it in the middle, and avoid fringes,
and bangs, and little curls, crimps, and
other attempts 1t decoration In front.
When hair has natural wave or ripple
il In very pretty, and should have ita
way. but straight hair is pretty too, and
girls should be satisfied to wear their
hair in the style nature intended for
them.--Harpera' Round Table.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1898-08-20

10 B, W. Watlineton. A. II. Rahm and
Nelson F. Kimball, your heirs, devisees
and assigns:
You are hereby notified that the under
signed has expended 500, in the year 1895.
IN labor and improvements upon the
MEXICAN
lode mining claim in Warm Springs Greek,
Q, Boulder, mining district, Blaine county,
1daho, in order to hold said premises nm.
Ger the provisions of section 1924, Revised
csatutes of the United States, being the
amount required to hold the same during
and for said calendar year 1895, and ii.
xithin ninety days after the expiration OF
tAe publication of this notice, which will be
published for ninety days, you fail or re-
sase 70 contribute your respective proper
uens OF such expenditure % c0-owners.
saceording to your respective interests in
sald claim viz: b. w. Washington. one
.Ateenth, $6.25; A. II. Rshm, one-six-
1 'eenth, $6.25. and Nelson r. Kimball, one
s.gnth, $l250, Your interests in said claim
sul be forfeited to and become the prop.
ssy Of the undersigned, under and ~ vir-
I've OF said section 232A.
E4f EDWARD BRl6BlH.
First publication. Feb. Is, 1895.