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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

IT is said thst the war costs Spain
s1,000,O00 a day. But some days
are more expensive than others A
S15, 100000 fleet was smashed out of
existence July 3.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

THF Fourth of July next year
promises to be more than ordinarily
interesting, especially in Cuba, Ha.
waii, Porto Rico, the Philippines and
the Ladrones.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Have you got $500? Have you &c
$1,000? Have you got 10000? If so, VIII,
don't you deposit it with the Conewang
Building Loan Association Association
of Warren, Pa. They will pay you pc
cent. per annum Cash Dividend, payable
semi-annually, and you can Withdraw
your principal in full at any time after
months. 5-5-ly,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

+. G. Blanks, of Louisville. Texas,
writes that one box of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve was worth $4,000 to him. II
cured his piles of ten years standing. He
advises Others to try it. 1t also cures &C.
zema, skin diseases and obstinate sores
Heath C Kill-mer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

The editor of the Evans City, Pa. Globe
writes, lone Minute Cough Cure is right
ly named. 1t cured my children after all
other remedies failed" 1t cures coughs
colds and all throat and lung troubles
Heath tS Killmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Nor many weeks ago the people
of Havana gave great celebration
in honor of the arrival in the barbor
of the Vizcaya and the Oquendo.
Near the gaily decorated cruisers
were the pathetic relics of the Maine.
The beach at Santiago shows how
we'll the Maine has been remembered,
and the account is not yet satisfied.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

SPANS navy is substantially
crushed All the ships that remain
could not last two hours under the
fire of American marksmen.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Hundreds of thousands have been In
duced to try Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy by reading what it has done for 9TH
ers, and having tested its merits fol-
themselves are to-day its warmest friends
For sale by G. w. Bovard.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Win your battles against disease by
acting promptly. One Minute Cough
Cure produces immediate results, When
taken early it prevents consumption.
And in later stages it furnishes prompt
relief Heath Il Killmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

81 think DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve i.
the finest preparation on the market fol
piles" So writes John G. Dunn, of Wheel
ing, w. Va. Try it and you will think thu
same. 1t also cures eczema and all Skin
diseases. Heath IL Killmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

Bob Moore, of Lafayette, Ind, says
that for constipation he has found De-
Wits Little EARLY Risers to be perfect,
They never gripe. Try them for stom-
ach and liver troubles. Heath & Killmer,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

DO you appreciate good laundry
work? if so patronize the Dunkirk
Steam Laundry. Miles & Armstrong,
agents. If
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
Republican Ticket.

STATE.
GOUeIn0r-WM. A. STONE.
Lieut. GOUclnOr-J. z. s. GOBLIN.
Scc'y Int. ADdrS-JAS. w. LATTA.
Congress at Large - GALUSHA A,
GROW, S. a. DAVENPORT.
Superior Court JUdgc-W. w. PORTER
COUNTY.
President JUdge-W. NJ. LINDSEY.
Subject to action of district conference
CoRgreSS-A WAYNE COOK.
Subject TO action of district conference
ASSembly-S. S. FOWLER.
County IredStuer-S. NJ. HENRY.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
You can get it at Hopkins store. t

Sick headache, biliousness, constipa-
ton and all liver and stomach troubles
can be quickly cured by using those IA
nous little pills known as DSWitt's Lit
tie Early Risers. They are pleasant TO
take and never gripe. Heath &C Killmer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
THE world is beginning to discover
what the American navy really is.

HAWAII comes near enough to be
counted in as one of the tropics of the
great Fourth of July, 1898.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20
STARS AND STRIPES
OVER SANTIAGO.

Unconditional Surrender Of Gen. TOral.
Ten Thousand People See Old Glory
HOisted Over the Palace. .---Gen. Nc
Kibben Temporary Military Governor
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-07-20

The most brilliantly written, most pro-
fusely and artisticalIy illustrated, and
most intensely popular book on the sub
ject of the war with Spain. Noarly 200
Superb Illustrations from Photographs
taken specially for this great work.
Agents are making $50 to 500 week
selling it. A veritable bonanza for live
canvassers. Apply for description, terms
and territory at once to
N. n. THOMPSON PUBLISHING CO.,
st. Louis, Mo-, or New York City.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-03-11

every man on board, ut this moment
the well-known voice of the skipper
was distinctly heard believing from
the schooner's wake.
''Keep her off! Keep her on agin, you
blame ole fool! Sock it right onto her!
I'm all right; got a roun' turn O. this
here line chock under my arms. Don't
you tempt pickin' of me up-not yit
awhile!"
And SO, under these explicit instruc-
tions from the skipper. the "Chan-
ticleer" was allowed to pay off again
and gather Roadway under the bowling
nor'westcr. Upon investigation. it
turned out that the line by which Skip
per Tobias was then towing astern was
the main sheet, which he had some
how managed to seize as he lost his
footing when the vessel careened under
the heavy flaw. But what was now to
be done? Obey his insane orders and
probably drown him, or pick him up at
once and risk being hailed by the light
money men? Their boat had got
aiarmingly near, and the crew were
Juggling desperately at the oars in last
attempt to head the schooner off and SO
get within speaking distance.
Now, Skipper Tobias was most pow
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-03-11

this trip made solemn vow never to
be caught mapping again; he was de-
termined to balk the officers by ma
neuvering his vessel SO as to prevent
their approaching within the neces-
sary distance. On this occasion he
had worked his sturdy little round
bowed "pinkey," without mishap, to
certain point in the Gut of Canso, when
Just at dark the wind failed him ell
tirely, and he was obliged to anchor
in a position which, as he well knew,
exposed him to visit from one OF the
detested government boats. Being so
far advanced into that moisture-laden
CLINE, it is but reasonable to surmise
that he had taken his usual method OF
clearing the cobwebs from his eyes;
and ON this particular night, with the
laudable design of frustrating any visit
from the greedy hirelings of her
Brittanic majesty, he doubtless deemed
it expedient to sharpen his vision by
an extra dose or two of the well-known
prescription. Fully realizing the dan
ger of his present ancorage, he de-
cided to keep strict watch on deck him.
self, and to get under way again the
instant there was breeze enough to
warrant it.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-03-11
For YOUNG PEOPLE.
the WONDERFUL jim.

IA piece Of old board IL the back OF the steeo'
His saddle. old carpeting. gorgeous indeeo.
fIia lees were the rounds Of an old Kitchen
chair.
His tan 10 Of leather instead Of horsehair.
His head IL block and his eyes are p1 ~
OF knots that most luckily chanceo 70 70
On tho old kitchen rockers he travels with
And the The name Of this wonderful pony =
Jim.
with Rex ON his back. over carpet ana
He travels great distances. millions OF
or miles over mountain and valley and
Through Fairy-land's orottoe'' past Castles
No the limits OF Playland and then home
No 1ourney know Of IL too hard for him:
No roads are too rough Tor the "onoe''u'
Jim.
And though he is old and his rockers
askew,
He travels as well now as when ne was
with Rex on his back and string IN MS
He starts not a bit from the toy tiger
claws.
In the Nursery Jungle there's nothing 50
grim
That it has any terror for wonderful Jim.
Ralph Bergengren. In Youths COM
panion.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-03-11

erful man, and with a temper by no
means under the best control, even
when not prepared for penetrating fog
with his eagle eyesight-as he I'M
doubtedly was on the present occasion
so that in case his immediate rescue
involved the disbursement of the light
money the probable consequences were
not pleasant to contemplate. It was in
deed a trying situation. Meanwhile the
captain continued towing astern, and
under the vessels increased Roadway
was breaking the water like a Dutch
galliot, at times disappearing altoge TIL
err, only to roll in sight again, blowing,
suffering, wheeling. but at intervals
managing to articulate such cheering
words as ''Giye it to her!' "Cart it
onto her!"
elbow my shirt" at length declared
Uncle 'Siah. with determination.
''These here fool works is gone fur
'nough. Well drownd the ole man yit,
this way: sure's death an taxes, an
then there'd be a pooty kittle O. fish
up home thar! I'm jes' goin' to let her
come to. this minute; an you fellers
stan by to gait him aboard"
So saying Uncle 'Siah shot the YES
sci into the wind, and in spite of his
remonstrances, the doughty skipper
was in a few minutes dragged on deck,
minus his sou-wester, it is true, but
otherwise, as he himself declared, Gin
A No. I shape" after his remarkable
tow of nearly half mile. Moreover,
to the great relief of all concerned, tho
Dominion government failed of being
enriched on this occasion by any con-
tribution from the good schooner
''Chanticleer.''
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-03-11
Wniskcrs for n Pillow.

That history repeats itself has lust
received another proof. Some years
ago the men of Eavarian regiment of
which Prince Macmillan was chief. in
order that they might SHOW their de-
votion to him. cut off their mustaches
and sent them to the princess, who had
just become mother, that she might
use them as pillow. Something very
like repetition of this has Just taken
place at Rappoistweller, in Alaska. The
chief Of the fire brigade was a few DAYS
ago presented with his first child. n
boy. The firemen thereupon called y
meeting at which it was decided tn
make the baby boy an honorary mem
her of the corps, and the men suisse
qnentiy cut off their 1nustaches and
boards to form pillow for the baby's
use.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-03-11

which were made at the several state and
county fairs in some of the Western states
this fall, have awakened considerable in.
terest in the lands which the Canadian Gov
eminent has opened for settlement, and
which are given free to settlers. The agents
of the government, who are to be found in
these states, are flooded with inquiries re.
garding the conditions on which these lands
may be secured. Large numbers have 10.
Gated on these lands during the past year,
and send back to their friends most encour
aging reports. They say they have entered
on an era of prosperity, and are well pleased
with both the agricultural possibilities and
the climate. The provinces of Manitoba,
Assinaboia and Alberta are especially adapt.
ed to diversified farming. In some parts the
country is specially adapted to stock raising,
and it is being proftably pursued: In these
parts snow seldom remains week at time,
the warm breezes from the ocean affecting
the climate thus favorab bly, When the de.
STABILITY of these lands is fully known there
will be rush such as has scarcely ever be-
fore been known. Information as to low
railway rates, illustrated pamphlets, etc.,
will be forwarded with pleasure by the De.
partment of the Interior, Ottawa, Canada,
if you are not in possession of the name Of
an agent OF the government.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-03-11
GOLDSMlTH'S POVERTY.
He Requested to Be Sent to Jail as q
Favor.

In 1853, two years after Goldsmith re-
turned from his wanderings on the con-
tinent, he presented himself at Sur
geons' hall for examination as a hos
pital mate, with the view of entering
the army or navy; but he suffered the
modification of being rejected as un-
qualified. That he might appear be-
fore the examining surgeons suitably
dressed, Goldsmith obtained new suit
of clothes for which Grif1iths, the pub
Usher of the Monthly Review, became
security. The clothes were to be re-
turned Immediately when the purpose
was served, or the debt was to be dis
charged. Poor Goldsmith, having
failed in his object, and probably dis
tressed by urgent want, pawned the
clothes. The publisher threatened an3
Goldsmith replied:
Il know of no misery but a Jail, to
which. my own imprudence and you,
letter seem TO point. I have seen it
inevitable these three or four weeks,
and by heavens! request il as favor
favor that may prevent something
more fatal. I have been some years
struggling with a wretched being
with all that contempt and Indulgence
bring with it-with all those strong
passions which make contempt insup.
porta BILE. What, then, has Jail that
is formidab le?"
Such was the hopelessness, the deep
despair of this imprudent but amiable
author who has added to the delight of
millions and to the glory of English
Lite "a tire -Gnldsmith's Mauazine
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-03-11

branches. The same instinct prompts
this woodpecker to lay in his stores
of acorns. Some people say, however,
that he never resorts to these supplies
again, but just lays them up without
a thought as to the future at all. But
this is not the way with nature. She
does not work blindly, but always with
some wise purpose in view.
At any rate, this bird can drill hole
in the very hardest wood, and at this
business he is employed almost all the
time. The holes are usually made in
rows, at regular distances apart, each
about the size of an acorn. He is never
discouraged, and never gives up task,
even though it may seem most formida-
bic. He has been known to surround
giant redwood tree, over 20 feet in
circumference, with rings of holes
one above another, from the root to the
topncost limb, for over 200 feet. say
''he" did it, but mean, of course, gen.
Grafton after generation of them, for
many, many years.
After he has got the hole or holes
to his liking, he flies off to the nearest
oak tree and secures an acorn, which
he brings to the storehouse tree and
places in the little "safety deposit he
has made for it. 1t fits exactly, and so,
inserting it sharp end first, he hits
it repeatedly with his beak, and drives
it in to stay till needed.
So long as the woodpecker confines
his harvesting to the acorns, no one
except the Indians, who frequently
store them up for winter food, will
have anything to say. But this he does
not do. It is said that he likes nuts as
we'll, and a story is told of family of
woodpechers that completely stripped
a small grove of almond trees. The
owner of the grove thought he must
have good crop, and when the time
came to gather it he went TO do so, and
10! there was not 4 nut on any tree!
But one of his boys, in foraging about,
found an immense old oak which was
partly decayed, and riddled with holes
from top to bottom. And in each hole
was an almond! So the tree was cut
down, and the man secured several
bushels of almonds, after all; but the
woCdpeckers scoided him loudly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-03-11

clapse also between the dropping of
two eggs by the same hen.
The eggs Of the malice hen are out
of all proportion to her size. They are
as large as those of goose, and of
large hens are very much larger.
The eggs thus laid and covered in this
great sand oven in the hot districts
are never again disturbed by the hens
The eggs are Matched by the heat the
sun bakes into the soil where they lay
1t has never been known how the young
grave, for the eggs are deposited fully
six feet below the surface, and the
hardening rains do not aid their exit
very much.
The hen is SO very shy and vigilan
that no one is able to study her ma,
ternal and domestic habits with salts
faction. AS she lays her egg at nj ght
aud transacts most of her affairs in
the night watch so that no naturalist
or. curious individual can ferret her
out, possibly She steals to her expected
brood under cover of night also and
gives them the parental unearthing
which they must surely need after the
piping of the eggshell.
Bush naturalists have been curious
to know how this peculiar fowl builds
that nest. The birds have been seen
working at it and the mounds have
been inspected, but the piling of the
dirt is not from the immediate vicinity.
for that is undisturbed. Small sprips
aud the like enter into the plastic ma
sonry. which stands storms and heavy
rains, when they do fall. without Sc
rious injury.
These huge cones stand for years, to
be annually Tested in by the same flock
which originally constructed tie fam
ily incubator. When detected the hens
emit a pitiful little cackle and futter
away like a wounded innocent. The
Young Of q covey either root under the
sad or hide behind some mound or OBJ
ject Of friendly Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-03-11
Wanted to Learn Enr,,.h.

The police in Calcutta caught a ma.
tive coming. out of q shop early in the
morning and arrested him on susni-
cion. The man had on the previous
evening concealed himself inside the
shop and had employed the time until
morning in fitting himself with a com
Piste suit OF clothes, including a white
shirt, with studs and links, a red tie
carefully put on, black socks, pair
of patent feathers, watch and chain.
handkerchief, pocketknife, straw hat
and cane. He ever went the length of
writing his name inside the hat. On be-
ing arraigned before n magistrate he
gave the queerest excuse imaginable.
He said that he wanted to learn Eng
hsh, and as preliminary step thought
1t best to dress like IN EnxNsannn.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-03-11
BUSY Malice HENS.
They Build Nests Fully M Large na
'. n City Lot.

Thev Build Nests Fully as Large ms
City Lot.
The malice hen of Australia lays it's
eggs in huge nest. The nest is really
an artificial mound of gigantic proper
lions for the size Of its maker and the
purpose it is to serve. This artificial
mound is a cooperative incubator. It's
built by many pairs of birds, male and
female working alike to construct it.
These same pairs or flocks of birds an
nualiy repair and enlarge the queer
looking cone, which rises up like tur-
ret dome from the level prairie.
Sometimes these tunnels attain q
height Of fully Is feet in the perpendic-
ular, with a radius of equal measure
ment. Many of these nests have meas
ured as much as so yards, or $50 feet,
around their base. That would give the
largest one measured diameter OF
about 50 feet. These mound-nests are
entered through sort of funnel cavity
at the top of the cone.
The hens of all the building and re-
pairing pairs lay in this immense nest.
The eggs are deposited about six feet
below the surface. While each hen lays
her egg in the family mound, no hen
drops her egg closer than 20 inches to
that of her neighbour. These eggs are
deposited in a cavity made for it where
in it is placed in vertical position,
carefully covered and the surface as
carefully smoothed over by the hen be-
fore she quits the nest. Contrary to
the usual practice of the bird and fowl
species, these malice hens lay at night
instead of in the day. Several days
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-03-11
Skipper Cobia$
and tbe-
Light money. !"
. BY George s. Wa$$on. a
Copyright, 1885,
Copyright, tsss.

THROUGHOUT the length and
breadth of that once tlourishine
little settlement known as Brandon's
Cove, Skipper Tobias Perkins was noted
FOR his singular faculty of seeing
through fog, and was, on this account
esteemed most valuable man to have
ON board any of the numerous sail OF
fishermen then owned at the Cove.
While at times his eyesight was re-
-markable, it was generally under
stood that moderate quantity Of old
New England rum sharpened his vision
to marked extent; and as the vessels
were then always provided with this
commodity, Skipper Tobias, though seA'
dom if ever really drunk, was common
1y prepared for encountering the dens,
est vapor produced in the Bay of Fun
.dy. But the worthy mariner had still
greater local fame as the hero of a
most wonderful affair in the Gut OF
.Canso, while on codfshing trip in the
pinkey schooner ''Chanticleer," OF
which he was half owner.
At that time it was the custom of the
Dominion authorities to collect what
was known as slight money" from all
American vessels visiting those waters
the cash thus obtained going toward
the support Of lighthouses, buoys and
the like, on the coast. This practice,
together with some others, was the oc-
casion of endless friction between the
Yankee crews and their provincial
neighbors The lighthouse tax was
levied at SO much per ton of the YES
sells capacity, and in the case of the
tChanticleer,' would only amount to
sscme $12; but what rendered it's ex-
action especially CALLING to the fisher
men was the fact that the lighthouses
were few in number, small, and, as a
rule, but poorly equipped, so that the Of
ficers collecting the tax were often
tainted with burning dogfsh oil in
their lights.
Buoys were to be met with only at
private individuals attempted to exc
.out their incomes by placing spruce
poles on certain Instructions to navga-
ton, and soliciting their reward from
visiting vessels. AS our government
exacted NO such lighthouse tax from
foreign vessels, it was generally con-
sidered the proper thing 60 evade it, if
possible, and in order to do this, it was
only necessary to keep out of hailing
distance of the boats crews stationed
here aud there to collect these dues.
Could craft manage to do this she
was not liable to the tax-just as is
to-day the case on our own shores in re-
,ard to collecting pilotage fees.
Now Skipper Tobias, having recently
,een leeced, rs be regarded it. had on