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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
The Snake Hunter OF Shaggy Mountain

The Snake Hunter OF Shaggy Mountain
From the far purlieus of Shaggy
Mountain, above where the pellucid
waters of Sang Run pour their cur
rents down the pine clad crests of the
Alleghanies, "Si" Summers, the ven
erable snake hunter Of the Virgini,
mountains, has been heard from an6
reports that he has not killed snake
this season. That this will be ba6
news for the friends of "Si" will be
better understood when it is known
that the killing of snakes is the crown
ing labor of "Si's" existence. He
would "sooner kill snake than fighi
Spaniards," not meaning any refec
ton on his loyalty, either. He is
making money ont of the rattlesnakt
business by extracting the oil from
them and selling it as an infallible
remedy for the rheumatism. He alse
sells the skins for belts, and "nobby
neckwear," and, altogether, Isl" is ar
institution that Shaggy Mountain
would do well to supply with snakes
at all seasons for fear that he will go
entirely out of the business. II is not
stated that Isl" is the originator of
the only bona fde American snake
story, but he comes pretty near furn-
ishing the subject for the champion
ship snake story himself. Baltimore
Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

The curfew has become very popu-
lar institution in indianapolis, the
city that inaugurated the revival of
this ancient custom. 1t has now been
in force there for three months, and
from the inquiries that are every day
coming to the Superintendent of Po-
lice it is probable that its spread over
the State will be rapid. 1t is said to
have wrought a marvellous change for
the better in thepeace and good order
of the neighborhood of whose discipli-
nary machinery it is now SO conspicu-
Gus a part. The limit of grace was 0
o'clock in the winter, but since the
present month came in an hour more
is allowed. But it seems little hard
that, while the lads and lassies must
submit to this restraint, they are to be
deprived of the poetry that formerly
attended it. The curfew no longer
"tolls the knell of parting day." but
announces the fact by the "tootl"
"toot!" of factory whistle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Vegetables For Hens.

Do not neglect while planting your
garden to arrange your supply of cab
bage, beets, etc., for the fowls next
winter. There is no one thing more
beneficial or more highly relished by
a flock of fowls than either cabbage or
beets. Both are easily raised, and
easily cared for during the winter,
One head of cabbage every other
day will be sufficient for twenty hens
and surely, when judged by results,
the little trouble and cost are well
spent.
Beets can be fed either raw or
cooked, the latter way, perhaps, be-
ing preferable; but cabbage should be
given uncooked always. Hang a head
SO that the hens will have to jump to
reach it, and you will be surprised at
the exercise they thus get.
Hens will often work in this way
when will not scratch for grain. So
do not neglect now to provide win
ter's supply.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
A Victim of "whiskev Biscuits. ;,

An eight-year-old schoolboy who was
iaken to Bellevue Hospital last week to be-
examined as to his sanity and who was suf.
fering from neurasthenia, according to the
diagnosis, was victim Of what his mother
called "whiskey biscuits" which are sold
on the sly In some east side bakeshops. The
boys mother described whiskey biscuit
as composition of cake, jelly, and alcohol,
and she said that the boy had bad dreams
during the night after eating It. A man
whose work for several years has compelled
him to spend most OF his time on the lower
east side, said yesterday that he had heard
OF whiskey biscuits, but that he had never
been ablet buy one.
THE people who sell these things to chill.
dren," he said, "know well enough that
they are rendering themselves liable to
punishment, and an adult can rarely buy
them. don't believe that the practice OF
selling alcoholic candies aud cakes to chill.
dren is very general, because a normal
child does not care for such things. It is
an acquired, but very rarely an inherited,
taste. The selling OF brandy drops was
discouraged a few months ago, when sew
eral OF the sellers were arrested. The
"whiskey biscuit" Is the successor OF the
brandy drop, and II alcohol is used instead
OF brandy, 1 don't wonder that its effects
are deadly."-New York Sun.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
The Army and Alcohol.

Captain h. G.. Woodsop, the Government
expert on tropical diseases, who for years
has made study Of yellow fever and kim
dred diseases at Atlanta, Pensacola,
Loredo, New Orleans, Savannah and Tam
pa, has just made n special official report
for the guidance Of troops. especially those
to be sent to Cuba. DR.. Woodson has re-
Gently been acting assistant qlartermaster,
and will be In charge OF the ambulance
train OF the Fifth Army Corps OF the army
OF Invasion. In his report, DR.. Woodson
has this to say about the use OF alcohol in
an army campaign In the tropics;
"Yellow fever Is certainly the greatest
danger that confronts us. 1t Is to be remem-
bered that the mortality of this affection
among the troops from Northern climates,
who possess absolutely no contra-immun-
ity, will be exceedingly greater should the
disease gain access to our midst. Yellow
fever, being disease which attacks essen
TALLY the liver and kidneys, will prove
particularly fatal to those whose habits OF
life have reduced the vital resistance OF
these organs. Especially is this axiom
applicable to soldiers with cirrhotic liv-
ers and kidneys from alcoholic excesses,
and those with lithemia from over-indul-
gence in highly nitrogenous foods. The
term lithemia Is intended to define that
condition OF men ordinarily spoken OF Us
full habit
$50 firmly convinced am I Of the predis-
posing influences Of alcoholic indulgences
toward this disease that would strike oil
such beverages from the dietary OF the SOL
dier and even from the medical supplies OF
the department.
"In this connection wish 1t understood
that l am not discussing this question
from a moral standpoint; and to those who
insist that the habitual drunkards require
their accustomed stimulant, would reply
that such men should be left behind, or, II
carried, should be sent up daily for hypo-
dermic injection of strychnine or diglta.
line "
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Treachery of the saloon.

In the city of Minneapolis some years
ago young man Of high standing and
excellent abilities was trapped and en-
shared by the saloon. His life was wrecked
and dishonored. That accursed instltu-
tion I'D him its slave for long and bitter
years. The blackness OF those years was
due to the saloon, was caused bv the So
loon, would not have been without the sa-
loon. The day came when. by the grace OF
God, that man broke the shackles OF his
slavery, came out OF the saloons prison
house, and for ten years has lived free
man, has won for himself honor and the
respect of his fellow men, a clear head, a
clean heart, and happy home. And these
things have been IL spite OF the saloon,
and constantly opposed by that damnable
institution. And now, when the friends
OF that man propose to do him honor for
the service that he has wrought for his
fellow men In these ten years, saloon
organs are busy repeating the story OF the
dishonor OF those years for which the
saloon was responsible. 1t makes very
little difference what the liquor papers
say, for very few people outside OF the
trade" read them, but their utterances
are an exhibition OF the spirit OF that In
stitution that has in 1t not one redeeming
feature or characteristic - the American
saloon. The Voice.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Growing Squashes.

The squash is q heavy feeder and
must have an abundance of fertilizer
to do well. Applying good, fine, well
rotted barnyard manure is the best
method of furnishing plant food. At
the outset do not think of saving ma
nure. If you can possibly get it, ap-
ply not less than ten cords to the acre.
Put the bulk of it ON broadcast, plow-
ing it in, reserving only one good
shovelful to place in each hill. Let
the hills be made ten feet apart each
way. 1t is important to allow plenty
of room, as crowding means an excess
of vines anda loss of fruit. Plant not
fewer than ten seeds per hill, as it is
necessary to allow for some losses
from depredations OF bugs. OF course
not over three or four good strong
plants are to be left in each hill.
The squash is badly tronbled by at
least three forms of insect life. The
striped yellow beetles come first and
the farmer must be on the lookout
for them, since often during an hour
or two of a bright sunny day these
pests will ruin every plant in hill.
They seem to issue from the earth in
legions and pounce upon the tender
leaves as soon as they peep out of the
ground. Land plaster, with the ad-
dition of a little kerosene oil, is the
remedy for these insects. Add Q
couple of tablespoonfuls of kerosene tc
two-quart measure Of the plaster
thoroughly mixing. Next comes the
black or brown bug, which smells SC
Extensively. Place some bits of wood
as shingles, around each hill and these
bugs will collect beneath them to pass
the night and may therefore be caught
and killed each morning. The thirt
great enemy the squash has is the
cutworm. This is an insect difficult
to find until the mischief has beer
done. The best preventive measure
is the use of wood ashes and lime il
the squash hills and about the vines
1t is well to change the land upon
which squashes are grown about every
year, to, in some measure, escape tn,
many insect pests. American Agri
culturist.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Hoods pills cure constipation. a5 cents
A Fortune From a Scare.

An inventive genius who suffered
from attacks by stray dogs when riding
his wheel, set his wits to work to devise
something which would be an effica-
cious, and yet comparatively harmless,
means of defense. AS a result he has
brought out and patented a pocket
pistol which will shoot ammonia,
water or other liquid. The most VIC
ious dog cannot withstand a few drops
of ammonia in his mouth or eyes, and
yet there is no danger of actually in
juring valuable animal which might
playfully annoy rider. The weapon
has proved so much of a success as a
means Of defense as well as fun-mak-
ing, that the lucky inventor isrealizing
much money from his device.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Turning Horses Out to Grass

Horses are exceedingly fond of grass.
Yet no horseman who has experienced
the evil of changing horses from old
hay to new, even when the latter was
thoroughly cured, will think of giving
fresh grass to horses that are hard at
work. 1t is so succulent and innutri-
tious that it inevitably throws work
ing horses into diarrhea, and inca
pacitates them for hard labor of any
kind. So soon as horse is set to
work under such circumstances, all
the strength goes out of him, no mat
ter how we'll he may be fed. The only
horses that can be safely turned to
grass in summer are those that have
been hard driven ON city pavements,
or on the race tracks, and whose hoofs
have been worn so that they are no
longer good to hold a shoe. Such
horses can be turned to pasture with
great advantage. In the cool turf their
hoofs grow sound again, and after a
few weeks rest of this kind they will
be ready to go to hard work again.
But such horses should always have a
grain feed, preferably of oats, every
day, and they should not be driven on
the road at all while their new hoofs
are growing. As for farm horses, they
should be allowed no grass at all when
they are working. If their feed is too
constipating, give them a bran mash
on Sunday, when they have nothing
to do. Put some linseed meal into it.
This is far more strengthening than
grass, and it will keep their bowels
open without provoking strength
exhausting diarrhGa, as grass will
surely do.-American Cultivator.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
What Temneranoe iirinrs.

We love to see young men with a noble
carriage, and with blooming health. We
cannot bear to see young men, that have
every reason for building up Il noble man
hood, walking with discolored face and
an unwholesome skin, which are signs OF
intemperance. Perhaps there Is nothing
more disreputable than for young man
to present himself miserable wreck Of
what he might have been, and burden to
the state and to the age in which he lives;
and perhaps there is nothing more credita-
BILE to young man than to present himself
to the state and to the age in which he
lives monument Of health and vigor aud
true manliness. Temperance brings you to
this higher and nobler condition of man.
hood, and intemperance takes you from 1t
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Temperance News and Notes.

Remorse is linked with rum.
The pledge in time saves many man.
The happiness caused by drink is Of very
short duration.
People who "brace up" on whiskey are
liable to break down on II.
Avoid the occasions Of sin. Keep away
from drinking companions.
Educate the children in temperance mat
ters and you begin at the right end.
Two colonels, commanding regiments
encamped at Chickamauga, have absolutely
prohibited agents Of liquor houses from
entering the camp and trying to dispose Of
their wares.
1t is said that the demand for things
regulates their supply. In the case Of In
toxicating drink, however, 1t seems as II
this rule worked the other way.
At recent English inquest 1t came out
that Of five persons who had received lega-
cies OF $4,000 each two years ago four had
already drunk themselves to death.
From an occasional glass the descent Is
easy to an occasional debaueh, until event
ually the man Is only sober occasionally
Avoid the beginnings OF evil things.
1t is said that we owe the word "teetotal'
as applied to temperance practices to thl
stammering speech OF an orator who as
sured his hearers that nothing less thai
"te-te-te-total' abstinence would satisfy
the temDeranee raformArs
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

The length of Mr.. Gladstone's po-
litical service can be measured by the
fast that he entered Parliament at q
time when Andrew Jackson was Presi-
dent OF the United States, and retired
from it when Mr.. Cleveland began
his second term. He held his first
Cabinet office when Daniel Webster
was also first serving in a like capac-
ity in our National Government.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
why We Are Rirh.-handed.

Anatomical explanations Of right.
handedness are rejected by DIR. George
NJ. Kellogg He believes that the
child is born equally expert in both
hands and both legs, and that right
handedness is due to careful training,
left-handedness being probably started
by some slight accident to the right
hand in babyhood. He recommends
the cultivation of ambidexterity, which
has been of great advantage to such
men as Alexander Mott, Joseph Pan
coast, S. +. b. Morse, Leonard da
Vinci and Michael Angelo.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

den to myself Was troubled with
smothering spells, also palpitation Of
the heart and that bearing-down feel
ing, and could not be on my feet much.
"IwGs growing worse all the lime,
until took your medicine.
"After taking three boxes OF Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Lozenges, the tumor passed from me.
my health has been better ever
since, can now walk quite distance
and am troubled no more with palpita.
tion of the heart or bloating. l rec
ommend your medicine to all sufferers
from female troubles"
1t is hardly reasonable to suppose
that any one can doubt the efficiency
of Mrs. Pinkham's methods and medi-
cine in the face of the tremendous vol
ume of testimony.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

The first run" upon banking insti-
tutions in London of which any record
exists took place in 1867, in which year
several Lombard street bankers and
goldsmiths who had loaned money en-.
trusted to them found themselves un
able to meet demands for immediate
payment.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Lived n Century in One House.

A Mrs. Morley, who has died at
Gotham, in England, in her one hun
dred and first year, had lived in the
same house all her life, had never
slept out Of her native village and had
never ridden in q train. Until eight
years ago she managed small dairy
and personally attended market with
her butter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

A powder to shake in the shoes. II you
have smarting feet or tight shoes, try Al
lens Foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating
feet, blisters and callons spots. Relieves
corns and bunions Of pain and gives rest and
comfort. Try 1t today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores for 25c. Trial package FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
TUM0R EXPELLED.
Unqualified Success Of Lydia 2.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Mrs. ELIZABETH WHEELocK, Magno-
liza, Iowa, in the following letter de-
scribes her recovery from very criti-
cal condition:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I have been
taking your Vegetable Compound, and
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Some of the wooden churches of
Norway are fully 700 years old and
are still in an excellent state of pres
ervation. Their timbers have success
fully resisted the frosty and almost
arctic winters because they have been
repeatedly coated with tar.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
beauty Is blood Deep.

Clean blood means q clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all I'M
RPursS rU% the S Pody yoSsa Sesnb t0f5y 10
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. AL drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, 50c.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Suggestions For Truck Growers.

The following suggestions from the
Louisiana Experiment Station are to
the point for the farmer, trucker, or
pne who plants family garden.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

With all her agricultural wealth.
South Dakota is also third in the list
of gold-producing States. The aggre-
gate of gold produced in the State
last year was S5, 500, ,575.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

There were at last accounts more
than 5000 Friends in Philadelphia
alone, and probably not fewer than
$4,000 in the State Of Pennsylvania
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Everybody knows that Dobbins' Electric
Soap is the best in the world, and for 50 years
it has sold at the highest price. Its price is
now cents same as common brown soap.
Bars full size and quality. .Orler of grocer. ADJ
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Savannah, Fernandina, Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West,

The Southern Railway and the F. c. & p
+. r., Florida Short Line, offers the quickest
time between New York and Savannah. Fer.
nandina, jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Double daily service with through Pullman
Sleeping Cars New York to Tampa, leave
New York 40 p. IN. and 1905 a. IN. Dining Cai
on afternoon train from New York to Char
lotte: Connections made at Tampa and Miam
for Key West For full particulars coll OIL
enger Agent, "a Broadway, New York,
In civil-servlce examination In Eng
land there were 1866 failures In u class OF
1872.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Australia is twenty-six times as large
as the United Kingdom, fifteen times
as large as France, and almost equal
TO the United States.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

E. B.Walthall & Co. Druggists Horse Cave,
KY. say; Halls Catarrh Cure cnres every
one that takes It," Sold BY Druggists, 75c.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

rCduy W SOuuu
is praises. 1t
has done Won
1ers for me in
relieving me
of a tumor.
" My health
has been poor
forthree years.
Change of life
was working
n upon me. ]
y was very
|" much bloated
nd TWAS n. l1llr.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Don't Tobacco Spit and smol. Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
netic full OF life, nerve and yigor, take No-To-
Bac. the wonder worker that makes weak men
strong, All druggists, soc or 81. Cure gunran'
teed Booklet aud sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicaso or New York
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DIR. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. s2trlal bottle and treatise free
DR. r. II. KLINE. Ltd. 03l Arch St.. Phila., Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

In the Klondike region in midwinter the
sun rises from 9.S0to 10 a. m. and sets from
2to 8 p. m.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
To Cure A Cold in One Day.

Manila is city of 25O, 900 inhabitants:.
according to the census of $780,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Adoctorin France is not permitted to
inherit property left to him by a deceased
patient,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething softens the gums, reduces infamma-
lion. allays pain, cures wind collie, 25ca bottle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Juan Ponce de Leon discovered the coast
Of east Florida In 1912.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Five Cents,

In all countries more marriages take
place In June than in any other month.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Honduras has at present about 100000
inhabitants.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Meerschaum is silicate of magnesia,
and Is to be found chiefly in Asia Minor,
Greece and Madrid.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

About 5000 books have been written on
the anthropologY OF Peru nlone.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Take Laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets. All
Druggists refund money fit fails to cure. Csc.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Try Aliens Foot-Ease.

Scarlet flowers are said to stand DIR ough
better thar any others.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Educate Your Bowels with Cascaret..

Orange County, CAL, expects to market
GOO carloads Of celery this year.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Since 1892 there has been decrease Of
1000 students IN the Scotch universities.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic i0c or go
II C. @. G. fail to cure, druggists refund money